Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Youngs River Truck Trail via Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Sultan, WA. The route reaches Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint. It climbs 1,190 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi381 – 1,063 ft · steepest grade: 16%13.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.80823, -121.83138
Nearest town Sultan, WA
Directions
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Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Youngs River Truck Trail via Cherry Valley Truck Trail
13.1 mi · ▲ 1,190 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Elevation 380–1,064 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.80823, -121.83138
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Youngs River Truck Trail, heading N.
- 2.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.2 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
21% dirt9% gravel70% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 73°F51°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity62%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
81°56°
Wed
87°61°
Thu
90°57°
Fri
81°52°
Sat
78°52°
Sun
81°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~142 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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