A great beach hike as well as a bluff hike and a tour through the kettles. Round trip about 9-10 miles. Depending on how you traverse the kettles. Stupendous views abound. Be wary of incoming spring tides.
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Enjoy a magnificent beach walk, ascend a grassy bluff and continue on your way with expansive views of the Olympic Mountains, Straits of Juan de Fucha and Admirality Inlet. Return via a wooded trail to a paved trail and then weaving among the kettles before attaining the Bluff Trail to your starting point, about 9 miles. Time your beach walk with the low tide.
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This is one of my favorites on Whidbey Island, especially on a typical summer day with moderate temperatures, clear skies and an on shore breeze. Those are great days for this hike because the views are expansive and wonderful. We saw both an eagle perched on a fallen dead limb as we walked the beach portion who sat there calmly as hikers and beach walkers passed within 50 feet of him. Later we saw a coyote who watched us quietly from the pastures in the Pratt Loop section of the hike.
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Today the bluff was filled with wildflowers from the top of the trail, to the beach, and then some!
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