Seattle Public Utilities

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right onto Swan Loop Road, heading SE.
  4. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Stones, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miBear left onto Short Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Loop Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Short Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stones, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miBear right onto Swan Loop Road, heading E.
  21. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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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.

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