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Fort Ebey State Park Viewpoint–Point Partridge, 10 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve near Coveland, WA. The route passes Fort Ebey State Park Viewpoint, Point Partridge and Lake Pondilla before reaching West Beach at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 749 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 217 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 48.23191, -122.74060
Nearest town Coveland, WA

Directions

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Fort Ebey State Park Viewpoint–Point Partridge, 10 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 749 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 9–216 ft

Out & Back · Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve

Trailhead: 48.23191, -122.74060

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

Transit-accessible: Libbey Rd at SR 20 stop 4 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Erratic, heading S.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftSharp left onto Cell Tower, heading W.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Breaking Bad, heading S.
  6. 300 ftBear left onto Alito, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Moon Dust, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto Hugh's Delight, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Fisher Ridge, heading W.
  10. 350 ftTurn left onto Fisher Loop, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Fisher Ridge, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Fisher Loop, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Fisher Ridge, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pigeon Ridge, heading W.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Spencer's, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Princess Run, heading SE.
  17. 350 ftContinue straight onto Raider Creek, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brave Heart, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Woodpecker Haven, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Water Tower Trail, heading E.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hoot-In, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Water Tower Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  25. 0.7 miPass Fort Ebey State Park Viewpoint.
  26. 50 ftPass Point Partridge.
  27. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 350 ftPass Lake Pondilla.
  30. 0.3 miPass West Beach.
  31. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 50 ftReach Fort Ebey State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  35. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  37. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hoot-In, heading S.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Water Tower Trail, heading S.
  39. 50 ftTurn left onto Woodpecker Haven, heading S.
  40. 50 ftTurn right onto Brave Heart, heading S.
  41. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Raider Creek, heading SE.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Princess Run, heading SE.
  43. 350 ftTurn left onto Spencer's, heading NW.
  44. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Pigeon Ridge, heading NW.
  45. 50 ftTurn left onto Fisher Ridge, heading NW.
  46. 0.2 miTurn right onto Fisher Loop, heading SE.
  47. 50 ftTurn left onto Fisher Ridge, heading SE.
  48. 150 ftContinue straight onto Fisher Loop, heading SE.
  49. 50 ftTurn right onto Fisher Ridge, heading SE.
  50. 300 ftBear left onto Hugh's Delight, heading E.
  51. 0.2 miSharp left onto Moon Dust, heading N.
  52. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Alito, heading NE.
  53. 0.2 miBear right onto Breaking Bad, heading E.
  54. 300 ftContinue straight onto Cell Tower, heading SE.
  55. 100 ftSharp right onto Erratic, heading SE.
  56. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  57. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  58. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

84% dirt12% sand4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 8:04 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Libbey Rd at SR 20 stop 4 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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