Cherry Creek Falls Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 1,790 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,790 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi253 – 1,076 ft · steepest grade: 15%14.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.71063, -121.84645
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA
Directions
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Cherry Creek Falls Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 1,790 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Elevation 252–1,076 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.71063, -121.84645
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 73°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Swan Mill Road, heading NW.
- 3.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Little Ridge, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Little Ridge, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 3.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 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
54% gravel14% dirt32% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 73°F49°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity77%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
81°56°
Wed
88°61°
Thu
90°58°
Fri
82°52°
Sat
79°52°
Sun
81°51°
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