Marckworth State Forest

Cherry Valley Truck Trail

13.9 mi · ▲ 1,595 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Cherry Valley Truck Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,595 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 843 ft · steepest grade: 37%14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.76498, -121.90123
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA

Directions

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Cherry Valley Truck Trail

13.9 mi · ▲ 1,595 ft · 5 hr 26 min

Elevation 325–843 ft

Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest

Trailhead: 47.76498, -121.90123

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Outer Limits, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  12. 1.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  13. 1 miBear right onto Cherry Valley Truck Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  21. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  25. 1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  26. 1.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.7 miTurn right onto Outer Limits, heading SW.
  29. 0.2 miBear left onto Burnt Cedar, heading SW.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  34. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  35. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

34% dirt27% gravel39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:40 PM

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