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Confusion–Ebey's Prairie Ridge Trail, 5 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve near Ebeys Landing, WA. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi144 – 226 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Confusion–Ebey's Prairie Ridge Trail, 5 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 143–227 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. 0.1 miTurn right onto Confusion, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Madrona Hill, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Confusion, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto IC Cutoff, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto TC Cutoff, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Alder Grove, heading NW.
  15. 350 ftReach Ebey's Prairie Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 350 ftTurn right onto TC Cutoff, heading N.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto IC Cutoff, heading N.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Confusion, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Madrona Hill, heading E.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Confusion, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Roy Evans, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miBear right onto Humpty Dump, heading SE.
  23. 250 ftTurn right onto H.O.T. USAF, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto Humpty Dump, heading SE.
  25. 150 ftTurn left onto Kettles Trail, heading S.
  26. 1.1 miTurn right onto Kettles Spur Trail, heading E.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right onto Pratt Loop Trail, heading SE.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left onto Ebey's Prairie Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  29. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

29% paved16% dirt11% other44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:43 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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