Swans Mill Pond & Swan Loop Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 506 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Swans Mill Pond & Swan Loop Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Marckworth State Forest near Lake Marcel, WA. The route reaches Swans Mill Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 506 ft. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi512 – 784 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.70956, -121.82865
Nearest town Lake Marcel, WA
Directions
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Swans Mill Pond & Swan Loop Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 506 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 512–785 ft
Out & Back · Marckworth State Forest
Trailhead: 47.70956, -121.82865
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 72°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Swan Loop Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Swans Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
ClearTemperature 72°F49°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue
80°55°
Wed
87°60°
Thu
89°57°
Fri
82°52°
Sat
78°52°
Sun
81°51°
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