Bluff Viewpoint–Fort Ebey State Park Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve near Coveland, WA. The route passes Bluff Viewpoint, Fort Ebey State Park Viewpoint and Point Partridge before reaching Lake Pondilla at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 546 ft. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi26 – 233 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Kettles Gate 48.21396, -122.72937
Nearest town Coveland, WA
Directions
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Bluff Viewpoint–Fort Ebey State Park Viewpoint, 6 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 26–233 ft
Out & Back · Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Trailhead: Kettles Gate · 48.21396, -122.72937
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kettles Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Cedar, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Cedar Grove, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Cedar Hollow, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Cedar Grove, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Hollow, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bluff Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftPass Bluff Viewpoint.
- 0.7 miPass Fort Ebey State Park Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Point Partridge.
- 50 ftPass Lake Pondilla.
- 50 ftReach Bluff Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cedar Hollow, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cedar Grove, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Cedar Hollow, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Cedar Grove, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Cedar, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kettles Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 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
52% dirt15% other33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:21 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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