Seattle Public Utilities

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.

Elevation

0 mi341 – 646 ft · steepest grade: 27%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.70977, -121.84186
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA

Directions

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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 Aug 3: Clear, high 73°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sticks, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Stones, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Swan Loop Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Stones, heading N.
  17. 100 ftBear right onto Sticks, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 73°F49°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity77%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 81°56°
Wed 88°61°
Thu 90°58°
Fri 82°52°
Sat 79°52°
Sun 81°52°

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