Hoot-In–Shepherd's Crook, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve near Coveland, WA. It climbs 375 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi33 – 210 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 48.22457, -122.76656
Nearest town Coveland, WA
Directions
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Hoot-In–Shepherd's Crook, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 375 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 34–210 ft
Out & Back · Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Trailhead: 48.22457, -122.76656
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
Transit-accessible: Fort Ebey State Park stop 227 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Water Tower Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hoot-In, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Water Tower Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Woodpecker Haven, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Brave Heart, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Raider Creek, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shepherd's Crook, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Hoot-In, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Raider Creek, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Brave Heart, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Woodpecker Haven, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Water Tower Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hoot-In, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Water Tower Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
87% dirt5% other8% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 8:23 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM — 20 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Fort Ebey State Park stop 227 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Fort Ebey State Park Viewpoint–Point Partridge, 6 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 455 ft
- Bluff Viewpoint–Fort Ebey State Park Viewpoint, 6 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Campground Trail–Hoot-In, 4 sights 3 mi · ▲ 226 ft
- Perego's Lake–Fort Ebey State Park Viewpoint, 4 lakes 4.7 mi · ▲ 104 ft
- Fort Ebey State Park Viewpoint–Point Partridge, 5 beaches 5.8 mi · ▲ 327 ft
- Fort Ebey State Park Viewpoint–Lake Pondilla, 4 beaches 5.8 mi · ▲ 226 ft
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