Cherry Lake via Swan Loop Road
15.9 mi · ▲ 1,342 ft · 5 hr 58 min
Cherry Lake via Swan Loop Road is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. The route reaches Cherry Lake at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 1,342 ft. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cherry Lake via Swan Loop Road
15.9 mi · ▲ 1,342 ft · 5 hr 58 min
Elevation 686–1,265 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.70956, -121.82865
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 72°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Swan Loop Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
- 2.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 2.7 miReach Cherry Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftArrive 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 7.9 mi in (~221 min). Leave by 4:40 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 12:21 AM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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