Swan Loop Road
14.7 mi · ▲ 1,104 ft · 5 hr 27 min
Swan Loop Road is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. It climbs 1,104 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Swan Loop Road
14.7 mi · ▲ 1,104 ft · 5 hr 27 min
Elevation 580–1,145 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.75219, -121.85070
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 2.5 miSharp left onto Swan Loop Road, heading W.
- 1.8 miReach Swan Loop Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 2.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.0 mi in (~188 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 12:00 AM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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