Seattle City Light Viewpoint via Swan Mill Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 293 ft · 55 min
Seattle City Light Viewpoint via Swan Mill Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Seattle City Light near Lake Marcel, WA. The route reaches Seattle City Light Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 293 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi502 – 715 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.71063, -121.84645
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA
Directions
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Seattle City Light Viewpoint via Swan Mill Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 293 ft · 55 min
Elevation 501–717 ft
Out & Back · Seattle City Light
Trailhead: 47.71063, -121.84645
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Swan Mill Road, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Seattle City Light Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM
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- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 14 mi · ▲ 1,880 ft
- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 13.6 mi · ▲ 1,852 ft
- Swan Mill Road 12.3 mi · ▲ 1,646 ft
- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 13.8 mi · ▲ 1,764 ft
- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 14.6 mi · ▲ 1,963 ft
- Cherry Creek Falls Trail 14.9 mi · ▲ 2,094 ft
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