Marckworth State Forest

Ozimandias Falls & Cherry Valley Truck Trail

14 mi · ▲ 1,516 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Ozimandias Falls & Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 14-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Woods Creek, WA. The route reaches Ozimandias Falls at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 1,516 ft. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi427 – 1,119 ft14.4 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Ozimandias Falls & Cherry Valley Truck Trail

14 mi · ▲ 1,516 ft · 5 hr 25 min

Elevation 428–1,119 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

  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. 2.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Youngs River Truck Trail, heading SE.
  10. 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miReach Ozimandias Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miBear right onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading W.
  16. 2.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  19. 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% gravel18% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 70°F48°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 78°56°
Wed 85°60°
Thu 88°55°
Fri 79°50°
Sat 76°50°
Sun 78°49°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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