Marckworth State Forest

Upper Cherry Creek Falls & Youngs River Truck Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Upper Cherry Creek Falls & Youngs River Truck Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Sultan, WA. The route reaches Upper Cherry Creek Falls at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 391 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 791 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Youngs River Truck Trail 47.80800, -121.82588
Nearest town Sultan, WA

Directions

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Upper Cherry Creek Falls & Youngs River Truck Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 545–792 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: Youngs River Truck Trail · 47.80800, -121.82588

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Youngs River Truck Trail, heading S.
  2. 2.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftReach Upper Cherry Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 2.5 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

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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