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Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve

Bluff Overlook & Fort Casey State Park Viewpoint via Kettles Trail

13.1 mi · ▲ 806 ft · 4 hr 46 min

Bluff Overlook & Fort Casey State Park Viewpoint via Kettles Trail is a 13.1-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, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 806 ft. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 226 ft13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bluff Trail 48.21480, -122.75461
Nearest town Coveland, WA
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Bluff Overlook & Fort Casey State Park Viewpoint via Kettles Trail

13.1 mi · ▲ 806 ft · 4 hr 46 min

Elevation 3–228 ft

Out & Back · Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve

Trailhead: Bluff Trail · 48.21480, -122.75461

Weather Jul 18: Overcast, high 64°F / low 54° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:30 AM · sunset 9:06 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bluff Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cedar Hollow, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cedar Grove, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Cedar Hollow, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Cedar Grove, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto Cedar, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Kettles Trail, heading NE.
  8. 100 ftSharp right onto Roy Evans, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Confusion, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftBear right onto Madrona Hill, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Confusion, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Roy Evans, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miBear right onto Humpty Dump, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftTurn right onto H.O.T. USAF, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Humpty Dump, heading E.
  16. 150 ftTurn left onto Kettles Trail, heading NE.
  17. 1.1 miTurn right onto Kettles Spur Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right onto Pratt Loop Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right onto Ebey's Prairie Ridge Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miPass Bluff Overlook.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Bluff Trail, heading SE.
  22. 3 miPass Fort Casey State Park Viewpoint.
  23. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 150 ftReach Bluff Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 3 miTurn right onto Ebey's Prairie Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pratt Loop Trail, heading NE.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left onto Kettles Spur Trail, heading NW.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left onto Kettles Trail, heading W.
  30. 1.1 miTurn right onto Humpty Dump, heading W.
  31. 150 ftBear right onto H.O.T. USAF, heading W.
  32. 50 ftTurn left onto Humpty Dump, heading W.
  33. 250 ftBear left onto Roy Evans, heading W.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right onto Confusion, heading W.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Madrona Hill, heading W.
  36. 0.2 miBear left onto Confusion, heading NW.
  37. 150 ftTurn right onto Roy Evans, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftSharp left onto Kettles Trail, heading SW.
  39. 100 ftTurn right onto Cedar, heading SW.
  40. 0.1 miSharp right onto Cedar Grove, heading NW.
  41. 0.2 miSharp left onto Cedar Hollow, heading SW.
  42. 0.1 miBear right onto Cedar Grove, heading S.
  43. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Hollow, heading S.
  44. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bluff Trail, heading NW.
  45. 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-21-km-93e6

Trail surface

19% dirt12% paved4% other65% unspecified

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F54°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity88%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 5:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 9:06 PM
Sun 69°52°
Mon 72°52°
Tue 74°57°
Wed 72°58°
Thu 70°57°
Fri 63°54°

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