Cherry Valley Truck Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 1,260 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,260 ft. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cherry Valley Truck Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 1,260 ft · 5 hr 12 min
Elevation 428–895 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.75219, -121.85070
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.7 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading N.
- 2 miReach Cherry Valley Truck Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 13.9 mi · out & back · via Cherry Valley Truck Trail
- 13.7 mi · out & back · via Cherry Valley Truck Trail
- 13.5 mi · out & back · via Cherry Valley Truck Trail
- 13.2 mi · out & back · via Cherry Valley Truck Trail
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