Boundary Trail–Confusion, 5 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve near Sunset Terrace, WA. It climbs 426 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Boundary Trail–Confusion, 5 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Elevation 100–227 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 miTurn right onto Humpty Dump, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto H.O.T. USAF, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Humpty Dump, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Roy Evans, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Confusion, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Madrona Hill, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Confusion, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto IC Cutoff, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto TC Cutoff, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Alder Grove, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right onto High Traverse, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Something, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Boundary Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hugh's Delight, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Rhododendron Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Boundary Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Something, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto High Traverse, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left onto Alder Grove, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto TC Cutoff, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto IC Cutoff, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Confusion, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Madrona Hill, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Confusion, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Roy Evans, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Humpty Dump, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto H.O.T. USAF, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Humpty Dump, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Kettles Trail, heading E.
- 3.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:30 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
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More from Rhododendron Trail Trailhead
- Baker View Viewpoint–Rhododendron Trail, 3 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 429 ft
- Cedar Grove–Kettles Trail, 3 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 637 ft
- Juggernaut–Rhododendron Trail, 3 sights 12.9 mi · ▲ 283 ft
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