Marckworth State Forest

Marckworth Falls & Cherry Valley Truck Trail

12.9 mi · ▲ 1,438 ft · 5 hr 1 min

Marckworth Falls & Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Woods Creek, WA. The route reaches Marckworth Falls at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 1,438 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi427 – 1,086 ft13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.80235, -121.88746
Nearest town Woods Creek, WA

Directions

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Marckworth Falls & Cherry Valley Truck Trail

12.9 mi · ▲ 1,438 ft · 5 hr 1 min

Elevation 428–1,086 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.80235, -121.88746

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 70°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading NE.
  5. 2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miBear left onto Youngs River Truck Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miReach Marckworth Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 1.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  17. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading S.
  20. 2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

35% gravel2% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 70°F48°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 78°56°
Wed 85°60°
Thu 88°55°
Fri 79°50°
Sat 76°50°
Sun 78°49°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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