Swan Loop Road
7.5 mi · ▲ 956 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Swan Loop Road is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Seattle Public Utilities near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 956 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi341 – 784 ft7.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.71013, -121.83474
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA
Directions
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Swan Loop Road
7.5 mi · ▲ 956 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Elevation 343–785 ft
Out & Back · Seattle Public Utilities
Trailhead: 47.71013, -121.83474
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:52 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Swan Loop Road, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Stones, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Short Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Short Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Stones, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Swan Loop Road, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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.
Trail surface
11% dirt89% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:52 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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