Sadie Falls & Moss Lake via Swan Loop Road
10.8 mi · ▲ 1,127 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Sadie Falls & Moss Lake via Swan Loop Road is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Seattle Public Utilities near Stillwater, WA. The route passes Moss Lake before reaching Sadie Falls at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 1,127 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Sadie Falls & Moss Lake via Swan Loop Road
10.8 mi · ▲ 1,127 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Elevation 343–783 ft
Out & Back · Seattle Public Utilities
Trailhead: Loop Trail · 47.69231, -121.85221
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 74°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Moss Lake.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Short Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Stones, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Swan Loop Road, heading NW.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftReach Sadie Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Stones, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Short Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:56 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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