Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Cherry Valley Truck Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 1,456 ft · 5 hr
Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Woods Creek, WA. The route reaches Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 1,456 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Cherry Valley Truck Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 1,456 ft · 5 hr
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading NE.
- 2.9 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 3.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 100 ftArrive 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 6.3 mi in (~172 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Lake Hannan 2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Highrocks Lookout 3.2 mi · ▲ 331 ft
- Lake Hannan 5.9 mi · ▲ 279 ft
- Lake Fontal 5.9 mi · ▲ 316 ft
- Cherry Creek Falls & Cherry Creek Falls Viewpoint 6.6 mi · ▲ 726 ft
- Cherry Creek Falls Viewpoint via Cherry Creek Falls Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 727 ft
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