Swauk Meadow Road is a short trail located in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, about 15 miles South-West of Wenatchee. The trail is not particularly exciting, as its main purpose is to be the link between Highway US 97 and Liberty Beehive Road, near Table Mountain Road. Liberty Beehive Road has some narrow portions as well as some washouts and can become impassible even to 4X4 vehicles. If that happens, Swauk Meadow Road can be used as an alternate route or and an exit from the forest. The road also has several short offshoots, which may be used for dispersed camping.
This trail is part of the Washington Cascade Overland Route. Visit Overlanding Across Washington for more information, including which trails to take next.
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Depart from Liberty, Washington on NF-9712 for 8.3 miles.
Trailhead will be on the left.
Alternatively, you can follow Table Mountain Road to the end, and turn left for 1.5 miles. The trailhead will be on the right.
We used this trail as a breakaway from the overland route after our self-recovery on NF-9712. Drove to Cashmere and got celebratory burgers at Rusty's Drive-in. We plan to revisit June 2020 and complete the Ellensburg to Wenatchee portion.
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