Marckworth State Forest

Cherry Creek Falls Trail

13.6 mi · ▲ 1,852 ft · 5 hr 28 min

Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,852 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 1,076 ft13.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.71063, -121.84645
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA

Directions

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Cherry Creek Falls Trail

13.6 mi · ▲ 1,852 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miBear left onto Swan Mill Road, heading NW.
  3. 3.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto On Borrowed Time, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto On Borrowed Time, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  15. 3.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

55% gravel18% dirt27% 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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