Lake Margaret via Cherry Valley Truck Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 1,971 ft · 6 hr 17 min
Lake Margaret via Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Sultan, WA. The route reaches Lake Margaret at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 1,971 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lake Margaret via Cherry Valley Truck Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 1,971 ft · 6 hr 17 min
Elevation 325–858 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: Youngs River Truck Trail · 47.80800, -121.82588
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Youngs River Truck Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 1.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Outer Limits, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Burnt Cedar, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Lake Margaret, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Outer Limits, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1 miBear right onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Youngs River Truck Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 8.0 mi in (~228 min). Leave by 4:33 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 12:37 AM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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