Kettles Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve near Coveland, WA. It climbs 320 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi95 – 223 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 48.22207, -122.76362
Nearest town Coveland, WA
Directions
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Kettles Trail
2 mi · ▲ 320 ft · 50 min
Elevation 94–222 ft
Out & Back · Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Trailhead: 48.22207, -122.76362
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
Transit-accessible: Fort Ebey at Ranger Station stop 52 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Water Tower Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hoot-In, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Campground Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Forest Run, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Kettles Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Kettles Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Forest Run, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Campground Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Hoot-In, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Water Tower Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 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
81% dirt19% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 8:22 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM — 19 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Fort Ebey at Ranger Station stop 52 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Hoot-In–Pigeon Ridge, 5 sights 2 mi · ▲ 526 ft
- Grandpa Tree–Fort Ebey State Park Viewpoint, 5 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 372 ft
- Cedar Grove Viewpoint–Bluff Viewpoint, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- Bluff Viewpoint–Bluff Trail, 12 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 524 ft
- Fort Ebey State Park Viewpoint–Point Partridge, 5 beaches 3.4 mi · ▲ 399 ft
- Orca View Viewpoint–Bluff Viewpoint, 5 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 467 ft
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