Swans Mill Pond–Burnt Cedar, 4 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 2,102 ft · 6 hr 21 min
Swans Mill Pond–Burnt Cedar, 4 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. The route reaches Swans Mill Pond at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 2,102 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi253 – 1,076 ft · steepest grade: 33%16.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Burnt Cedar 47.77304, -121.89615
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA
Directions
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Swans Mill Pond–Burnt Cedar, 4 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 2,102 ft · 6 hr 21 min
Elevation 252–1,076 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: Burnt Cedar · 47.77304, -121.89615
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 71°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start on Burnt Cedar, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto Outer Limits, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Creekside Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading N.
- 3.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Swan Mill Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Swans Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 3.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miBear right onto Creekside Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Outer Limits, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Burnt Cedar, heading NE.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
46% gravel25% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 71°F50°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity67%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
80°58°
Wed
86°62°
Thu
89°57°
Fri
81°51°
Sat
78°51°
Sun
80°50°
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