Cedar Grove–Kettles Trail, 3 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve near Sunset Terrace, WA. It climbs 637 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi49 – 233 ft11.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rhododendron Trail 48.20778, -122.65354
Nearest town Sunset Terrace, WA
Directions
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Cedar Grove–Kettles Trail, 3 sights
11.2 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Elevation 49–233 ft
Out & Back · Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Trailhead: Rhododendron Trail · 48.20778, -122.65354
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
Transit-accessible: SR 20 at Rhododendron St Park and Animal Shelter stop 148 m from the trailhead
- Start on Rhododendron Trail, heading W.
- 4.1 miContinue straight onto Powerline Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Cedar, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Cedar Grove, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Cedar Hollow, heading NW.
- 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.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Hokey-Ka-Dodo, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Kettles Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Forest Run, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Kettles Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach Rhododendron Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Forest Run, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Kettles Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Hokey-Ka-Dodo, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bluff Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cedar Hollow, heading SW.
- 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 S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Cedar, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kettles Trail, heading NE.
- 4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
65% paved19% dirt7% other9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: SR 20 at Rhododendron St Park and Animal Shelter stop 148 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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