Marckworth State Forest

Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Cherry Valley Truck Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 1,261 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Woods Creek, WA. The route reaches Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 1,261 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi427 – 1,086 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint & Cherry Valley Truck Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 1,261 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Elevation 428–1,086 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.80235, -121.88746

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 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. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 500 ftReach Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 2.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  18. 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

44% gravel56% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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