Swan Loop Road
4.2 mi · ▲ 699 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Swan Loop Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Seattle Public Utilities near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 699 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Swan Loop Road
4.2 mi · ▲ 699 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 343–645 ft
Out & Back · Seattle Public Utilities
Trailhead: 47.70977, -121.84186
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sticks, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Stones, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Swan Loop Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Stones, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Sticks, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 2.1 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Swan Loop Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 699 ft
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