Upper Cherry Creek Falls via Stossel Creek Road Northeast
3.1 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Upper Cherry Creek Falls via Stossel Creek Road Northeast is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Sultan, WA. The route reaches Upper Cherry Creek Falls at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Upper Cherry Creek Falls via Stossel Creek Road Northeast
3.1 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 572–792 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: Stossel Creek Road Northeast · 47.77503, -121.85056
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start on Stossel Creek Road Northeast, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 200 ftReach Upper Cherry Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 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 1.2 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:44 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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