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 19% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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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 Aug 3: Clear, high 72°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 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.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Stones, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Sticks, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Ridge, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sticks, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Stones, heading S.
- 0.3 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 N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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