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Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve

Bluff Overlook & Fort Casey State Park Viewpoint via Kettles Trail

11.4 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Bluff Overlook & Fort Casey State Park Viewpoint via Kettles Trail is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve near Coveland, WA. The route passes Bluff Overlook before reaching Fort Casey State Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 607 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 226 ft12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Ridge 48.22208, -122.73529
Nearest town Coveland, WA
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Bluff Overlook & Fort Casey State Park Viewpoint via Kettles Trail

11.4 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Elevation 3–225 ft

Out & Back · Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve

Trailhead: Lower Ridge · 48.22208, -122.73529

Weather Jul 18: Fog, high 63°F / low 53° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:30 AM · sunset 9:05 PM

Transit-accessible: Madrona at Captain Whidbey Inn stop 365 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Lower Ridge, heading W.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Kettle Clinger, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Ridge, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto Pitchup, heading S.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Moss Hill, heading S.
  6. 150 ftBear right onto Rusty Well, heading S.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Roundabout, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Alder Grove, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Humpty Dump, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto H.O.T. Army, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto WIBC Cutoff, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Humpty Dump, heading SE.
  13. 200 ftTurn left onto Roy Evans, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Humpty Dump, heading SE.
  15. 250 ftTurn right onto H.O.T. USAF, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Humpty Dump, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftTurn left onto Kettles Trail, heading S.
  18. 1.1 miTurn right onto Kettles Spur Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right onto Pratt Loop Trail, heading SE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right onto Ebey's Prairie Ridge Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miPass Bluff Overlook.
  22. 150 ftTurn left onto Bluff Trail, heading SE.
  23. 3 miPass Fort Casey State Park Viewpoint.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 150 ftReach Bluff Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 3 miTurn right onto Ebey's Prairie Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pratt Loop Trail, heading NE.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left onto Kettles Spur Trail, heading N.
  30. 0.4 miTurn left onto Kettles Trail, heading W.
  31. 1.1 miTurn right onto Humpty Dump, heading W.
  32. 150 ftBear right onto H.O.T. USAF, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn left onto Humpty Dump, heading W.
  34. 250 ftBear left onto Roy Evans, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn right onto Humpty Dump, heading W.
  36. 200 ftBear right onto WIBC Cutoff, heading W.
  37. 50 ftTurn left onto H.O.T. Army, heading W.
  38. 50 ftBear right onto Humpty Dump, heading W.
  39. 0.1 miTurn right onto Alder Grove, heading N.
  40. 50 ftTurn right onto Roundabout, heading N.
  41. 50 ftTurn left onto Rusty Well, heading N.
  42. 200 ftBear left onto Moss Hill, heading W.
  43. 150 ftContinue straight onto Pitchup, heading NW.
  44. 350 ftTurn right onto Lower Ridge, heading N.
  45. 450 ftContinue straight onto Kettle Clinger, heading NW.
  46. 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Ridge, heading NW.
  47. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bluff-overlook-fort-casey-state-park-viewpoint-out-back-19-km-ebf6

Trail surface

14% paved9% dirt5% other72% unspecified

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Madrona at Captain Whidbey Inn stop 365 m from the trailhead

Weather

FogTemperature 63°F53°
Precip2%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 5:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 9:05 PM
Sun 68°52°
Mon 72°53°
Tue 74°57°
Wed 75°57°
Thu 73°58°
Fri 63°54°

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