Seattle Public Utilities
Swans Mill Pond & Moss Lake via Swan Loop Road
11 mi · ▲ 1,248 ft · 4 hr 17 min
Swans Mill Pond & Moss Lake via Swan Loop Road is an 11-mile out-and-back in Seattle Public Utilities near Lake Marcel, WA. The route passes Swans Mill Pond before reaching Moss Lake at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 1,248 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale, staying far from roads and development for its whole length.
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Swans Mill Pond & Moss Lake via Swan Loop Road
11 mi · ▲ 1,248 ft · 4 hr 17 min
Elevation 338–780 ft
Out & Back · Seattle Public Utilities
Trailhead: Swan Loop Road · 47.71674, -121.84783
Weather Jul 17: Overcast, high 69°F / low 57° · precip 3% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:27 AM · sunset 9:01 PM
- Start on Swan Loop Road, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Swans Mill Pond.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Short Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miPass Moss Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Swans Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Short Trail Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Stones, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Swan Loop Road, heading E.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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