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Marckworth State Forest

Platts Lookout & Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint

7 mi · ▲ 882 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Platts Lookout & Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint is a 7-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. The route passes Platts Lookout before reaching Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 882 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi584 – 1,011 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.73876, -121.84877
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA
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Platts Lookout & Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint

7 mi · ▲ 882 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 585–1,010 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.73876, -121.84877

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 72°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 1.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.9 miPass Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint.
  7. 50 ftReach Platts Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  11. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/platts-lookout-out-back-9-km-114d

Trail surface

59% dirt35% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 72°F50°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity63%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 81°56°
Wed 88°61°
Thu 89°57°
Fri 82°52°
Sat 78°52°
Sun 81°51°

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