Swan Loop Road
13.4 mi · ▲ 1,190 ft · 5 hr 4 min
Swan Loop Road is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,190 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Swan Loop Road
13.4 mi · ▲ 1,190 ft · 5 hr 4 min
Elevation 640–1,145 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.71013, -121.83474
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.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 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.
- 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 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 6.3 mi in (~171 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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