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Marckworth State Forest

Rocky Road & You're Going Down via Cherry Creek Falls Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 566 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Rocky Road & You're Going Down via Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 566 ft. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi318 – 817 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.76511, -121.90478
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA
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Rocky Road & You're Going Down via Cherry Creek Falls Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 566 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 317–816 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.76511, -121.90478

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 71°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto You're Going Down, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 350 ftBear right onto Rocky Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Dense, heading W.
  9. 250 ftReach You're Going Down, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rocky Road, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miSharp right onto You're Going Down, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 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/rocky-road-youre-going-down-out-back

Trail surface

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 71°F50°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity67%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 80°58°
Wed 86°62°
Thu 89°57°
Fri 81°51°
Sat 78°51°
Sun 80°50°

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