Marckworth State Forest

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

  1. Start on Swan Mill Road, heading NW.
  2. 3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  16. 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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