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Kennedy Lagoon–Ebey's Prairie Ridge Trail, 6 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve near Ebeys Landing, WA. The route reaches Kennedy Lagoon. It climbs 279 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 226 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ebey's Prairie Ridge Trail 48.20381, -122.70762
Nearest town Ebeys Landing, WA

Directions

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Kennedy Lagoon–Ebey's Prairie Ridge Trail, 6 sights

6.7 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 59–225 ft

Out & Back · Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve

Trailhead: Ebey's Prairie Ridge Trail · 48.20381, -122.70762

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ebey's Prairie Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Pratt Loop Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Kettles Spur Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Kettles Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right onto Humpty Dump, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear right onto H.O.T. USAF, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Humpty Dump, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftBear left onto Roy Evans, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Humpty Dump, heading NW.
  10. 200 ftBear right onto WIBC Cutoff, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto H.O.T. Army, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Humpty Dump, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Alder Grove, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Roundabout, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Rusty Well, heading NW.
  16. 200 ftBear left onto Moss Hill, heading N.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Pitchup, heading E.
  18. 350 ftTurn left onto Lower Ridge, heading N.
  19. 50 ftSharp right onto Fern Grove, heading N.
  20. 250 ftContinue straight onto D.P. Cutoff, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Fern Grove, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Anthill, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Main Line, heading N.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto Erratic, heading N.
  25. 400 ftTurn right onto Jim Byrne, heading N.
  26. 150 ftPass Kennedy Lagoon.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cell Tower, heading NW.
  28. 300 ftSharp right onto Erratic, heading N.
  29. 50 ftBear left onto Plush Plunge, heading N.
  30. 350 ftReach Kennedy Lagoon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 350 ftBear right onto Erratic, heading N.
  32. 50 ftSharp left onto Cell Tower, heading N.
  33. 250 ftTurn right onto Jim Byrne, heading N.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left onto Erratic, heading SW.
  35. 450 ftContinue straight onto Main Line, heading E.
  36. 150 ftTurn right onto Anthill, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fern Grove, heading SE.
  38. 0.1 miBear right onto D.P. Cutoff, heading S.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fern Grove, heading S.
  40. 250 ftSharp left onto Lower Ridge, heading S.
  41. 50 ftTurn right onto Pitchup, heading S.
  42. 350 ftContinue straight onto Moss Hill, heading SW.
  43. 150 ftBear right onto Rusty Well, heading S.
  44. 250 ftTurn right onto Roundabout, heading SE.
  45. 50 ftTurn left onto Alder Grove, heading SE.
  46. 50 ftTurn left onto Humpty Dump, heading SE.
  47. 0.1 miBear left onto H.O.T. Army, heading SW.
  48. 50 ftTurn right onto WIBC Cutoff, heading SW.
  49. 50 ftBear left onto Humpty Dump, heading SW.
  50. 200 ftTurn left onto Roy Evans, heading S.
  51. 50 ftBear right onto Humpty Dump, heading S.
  52. 250 ftTurn right onto H.O.T. USAF, heading S.
  53. 50 ftBear left onto Humpty Dump, heading S.
  54. 150 ftTurn left onto Kettles Trail, heading S.
  55. 1.1 miTurn right onto Kettles Spur Trail, heading SE.
  56. 0.4 miTurn right onto Pratt Loop Trail, heading E.
  57. 0.4 miTurn left onto Ebey's Prairie Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  58. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

34% dirt23% paved8% other35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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