Marckworth State Forest

Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Lake Dorothy via Cherry Valley Truck Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Lake Dorothy via Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Sultan, WA. The route passes Lake Dorothy before reaching Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 319 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi381 – 515 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.80875, -121.83718
Nearest town Sultan, WA

Directions

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Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Lake Dorothy via Cherry Valley Truck Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 380–514 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.80875, -121.83718

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  3. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading E.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miPass Lake Dorothy.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 400 ftReach Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

4% gravel96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

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