Swans Mill Pond via Swan Loop Road
15.9 mi · ▲ 1,356 ft · 5 hr 59 min
Swans Mill Pond via Swan Loop Road is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Sultan, WA. The route reaches Swans Mill Pond at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 1,356 ft. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Swans Mill Pond via Swan Loop Road
15.9 mi · ▲ 1,356 ft · 5 hr 59 min
Elevation 488–1,145 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: Cherry Valley Truck Trail · 47.77847, -121.85552
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 E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 2.5 miBear right onto Swan Loop Road, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Swans Mill Pond.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Swans Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 2.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 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 1.6 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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