Marckworth State Forest

Sick n Twisted via Cherry Creek Falls Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 1,261 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Sick n Twisted via Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,261 ft. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 787 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.76316, -121.85421
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA

Directions

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Sick n Twisted via Cherry Creek Falls Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 1,261 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Elevation 252–788 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.76316, -121.85421

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto On Borrowed Time, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto Sick n Twisted, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftReach Sick n Twisted, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miSharp left onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right onto On Borrowed Time, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

40% gravel40% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:52 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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