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 Aug 3: Clear, high 73°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 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
ClearTemperature 73°F49°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity77%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
81°56°
Wed
88°61°
Thu
90°58°
Fri
82°52°
Sat
79°52°
Sun
81°51°
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