Rhododendron Trail via Kettles Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve near Coveland, WA. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi98 – 226 ft7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Kettles Gate 48.21396, -122.72937
Nearest town Coveland, WA
Directions
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Rhododendron Trail via Kettles Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 100–225 ft
Out & Back · Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Trailhead: Kettles Gate · 48.21396, -122.72937
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kettles Trail, heading SE.
- 3.7 miReach Rhododendron Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% paved
Weather
Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:21 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Boundary Trail–Confusion, 4 sights 2 mi · ▲ 210 ft
- Baker View Viewpoint–Boundary Trail, 5 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 242 ft
- Kennedy Lagoon–Alito, 7 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 320 ft
- Confusion–Emilie's Ridge, 6 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 396 ft
- Campground Trail & Cedar Grove via Kettles Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 351 ft
- Bluff Viewpoint–Fort Ebey State Park Viewpoint, 6 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 546 ft
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