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Marckworth State Forest

Upper Cherry Creek Falls

4.5 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Upper Cherry Creek Falls is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. The route reaches Upper Cherry Creek Falls at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 253 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi581 – 817 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.75219, -121.85070
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA
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Upper Cherry Creek Falls

4.5 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 580–816 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 200 ftReach Upper Cherry Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-cherry-creek-falls-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

61% gravel39% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 73°F50°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity77%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 81°56°
Wed 87°60°
Thu 89°58°
Fri 82°52°
Sat 78°52°
Sun 81°51°

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