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
Directions
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miPass Marckworth State Forest Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Platts Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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 surface
59% dirt35% gravel6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM
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