My wife and I started at the parking lot of Ebey's Landing State Park. The views start immediately as you climb some stairs and the hill to the bluff. The best part of this hike is the changing of views from ocean level to bluff overlook. We saw a Northern Harrier flying below us as we hiked the bluff, and again later as we looked up at the bluff from the ocean. As we sat on a log for lunch, we saw a Common Loon fishing just off shore. We walked through flocks of 30 or more gulls scattering them as we strolled the beach section of the walk. Even though we saw over 40 people on the bluff trail, we only had about five people pass us as we sat down for lunch. It was very peaceful with water lapping, birds flying and boats sailing or motoring by. The round trip section we hiked was only 3.7 miles doing the bluff and beach walk. Starting at the cemetery up the road would add more distance. One photo shows the trail to the north, the other to the south.
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