It was raining on the way over. By the time we parked the car, geared up and used the failities it had stopped raining. I was so glad we had decided to keep driving desoite the weather. This was our first time at Ebey's, and lo and behold, what a beautiful place. We were awestruck by the views, so many contrast of colors of the trees, grass, the ocean, amazing. We pretty much had the place to ourselves. Only a couple of hikers in the distance. My lab had a blast too. We hiked on the bluff on the way over, and came back on the beach. Trail was in excellent condition. A must do!!!!

A lovely walk even on this foggy day. The weather cleared just enough for us to see some of the ships out in the inlet. We parked in the small lot near the cemetery and walked in along the road, which was a bit muddy but completely manageable. There were also some muddy/wet patches along the trail on the spit (the tide was out, though, so we walked mostly along the beach). We would visit this place much more often if we lived closer.

What a gorgeous hike! We lucked out and our hike was sunny and gorgeous the entire time. The entire trail was dry and well-maintained. Only very slight elevation at the very beginning, and if you choose to hike back up to the trail from the beach. We opted to take the bluff trail out, then the get back to the car via the beach. So many beautiful views of the lagoon, the mountains, the ocean, the islands, and sunsets over every mountain range on our way back. Our dog came with and was able to frolic on the beach and swim in the ocean. Given the easy proximity from Seattle (1.5 hours including the Mukilteo ferry, I was stunned by the lack of crowds on a sunny day - there were definitely other hikers, but we never felt crowded at all.

The GOOD: Beautiful views from this relatively easy hike. Close enough to Seattle and under the snow line. There is a small lagoon in the middle of the trail loop, its water is salty and somewhat muddy but it is still a nice spot to take a break, rest and enjoy a snack. The BAD: We highly recommend (highly) that once you get down to the "beach" area, you hang out for a bit and then hike back up the hill. If you actually do the "loop," by hiking back to the trailhead through the beach, beware the shore is not sandy but rocky. Very rocky and slick. It drizzled all through our hike today and the trail was pretty muddy and slick. There are no real trails up the hill once you start walking down the beach. My wife hurt her knee and we decided to take a short cut and instead of walking until the end of the beach, we climbed up the side of the steep hillside. BIG MISTAKE! The vegetation is "thorny," and there is an abundance of small cacti; both of us got stung. A lot. Conclusion: Although a short hike, it ended up not being a very fun hike in the end. It is beautiful though and even in today's rainy, overcast afternoon, we were able to take some very nice photos of the coastline and mountains in the background. Bring water (there are no fresh water sources) and a wind breaker as the hike gets very little protection from foliage.