Marckworth State Forest

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto Swan Loop Road, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miReach Swans Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
  10. 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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