Cherry Creek Falls Trail
13 mi · ▲ 1,901 ft · 5 hr 17 min
Cherry Creek Falls Trail is a 13-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,901 ft. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi253 – 1,076 ft13.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Swan Mill Road 47.72252, -121.85595
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA
Directions
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Cherry Creek Falls Trail
13 mi · ▲ 1,901 ft · 5 hr 17 min
Elevation 252–1,076 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: Swan Mill Road · 47.72252, -121.85595
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start on Swan Mill Road, heading NW.
- 3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 2.9 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
57% gravel14% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- 5.6 mi · out & back · via Cherry Creek Falls Trail
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More from Swan Mill Road Trailhead
- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 12.7 mi · ▲ 1,770 ft
- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 1,687 ft
- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 11.7 mi · ▲ 1,659 ft
- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 11.8 mi · ▲ 1,598 ft
- Swan Mill Road 10.4 mi · ▲ 1,453 ft
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