Seattle Public Utilities

Swan Loop Road

7.5 mi · ▲ 962 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 962 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi341 – 784 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.9 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 · ▲ 962 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 343–785 ft

Out & Back · Seattle Public Utilities

Trailhead: 47.71013, -121.83474

Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 70°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · 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 right onto Sticks, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miBear left onto Ridge, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sticks, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stones, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miBear right onto Swan Loop Road, heading E.
  26. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 70°F50°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity77%
Rained 1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:52 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:11 PM
Mon 68°50°
Tue 62°49°
Wed 67°46°
Thu 58°48° 58%
Fri 59°48° 65%
Sat 61°48° 18%

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 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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