Ozimandias Falls & Cherry Lake via Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Sultan, WA. The route passes Ozimandias Falls before reaching Cherry Lake at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 1,319 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi381 – 1,322 ft · steepest grade: 17%15.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.80823, -121.83138
Nearest town Sultan, WA
Directions
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Ozimandias Falls & Cherry Lake via Cherry Valley Truck Trail
15.1 mi · ▲ 1,319 ft · 5 hr 42 min
Elevation 380–1,321 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.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Youngs River Truck Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Ozimandias Falls.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Cherry Lake.
- 250 ftReach Ozimandias Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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
17% dirt1% gravel82% 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 7.5 mi in (~212 min). Leave by 4:49 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 12:09 AM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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