Marckworth State Forest

Cherry Creek Falls Trail

14.9 mi · ▲ 2,094 ft · 6 hr 1 min

Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 2,094 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 1,076 ft · steepest grade: 15%15.4 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Cherry Creek Falls Trail

14.9 mi · ▲ 2,094 ft · 6 hr 1 min

Elevation 252–1,076 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.71063, -121.84645

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 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. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  17. 3.4 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

50% gravel12% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~133 min). Leave by 4:38 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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