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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.

Elevation

0 mi98 – 226 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rhododendron Trail 48.20778, -122.65354
Nearest town Sunset Terrace, WA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Rhododendron Trail, heading W.
  2. 4 miTurn right onto Humpty Dump, heading N.
  3. 150 ftBear right onto H.O.T. USAF, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Humpty Dump, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftBear left onto Roy Evans, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Confusion, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Madrona Hill, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Confusion, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto IC Cutoff, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto TC Cutoff, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Alder Grove, heading NW.
  12. 350 ftBear right onto High Traverse, heading NW.
  13. 500 ftTurn left onto Something, heading W.
  14. 100 ftTurn right onto Boundary Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hugh's Delight, heading N.
  16. 50 ftReach Rhododendron Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Boundary Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left onto Something, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto High Traverse, heading S.
  20. 500 ftBear left onto Alder Grove, heading S.
  21. 350 ftTurn right onto TC Cutoff, heading S.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto IC Cutoff, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Confusion, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Madrona Hill, heading S.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Confusion, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Roy Evans, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miBear right onto Humpty Dump, heading SE.
  28. 250 ftTurn right onto H.O.T. USAF, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftBear left onto Humpty Dump, heading SE.
  30. 150 ftTurn left onto Kettles Trail, heading E.
  31. 3.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

76% paved18% dirt6% other

Weather

Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:44 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: SR 20 at Rhododendron St Park and Animal Shelter stop 148 m from the trailhead

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