Seattle Public Utilities

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.

Elevation

0 mi341 – 784 ft · steepest grade: 18%11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Loop Trail 47.69231, -121.85221
Nearest town Stillwater, WA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Loop Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Moss Lake.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right onto Short Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stones, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Swan Loop Road, heading NW.
  11. 1.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 200 ftReach Sadie Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 1.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Stones, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miBear left onto Short Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Loop Trail, heading NW.
  23. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 74°F49°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity60%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 82°54°
Wed 89°59°
Thu 90°58°
Fri 82°52°
Sat 79°52°
Sun 81°51°

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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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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