Stages of The Whidbey Way

Stage 1: Mukilteo – Langley

Distance 10.1 miles (73 miles to Anacortes)

Walk will be along mostly country roads with a mile or so through Whidbey Camano Conservation Trust Lands (Trust Lands).

Mukilteo Lighthouse- Ferry Terminal, 0.5 miles

Ferry terminal to Clinton Ferry Terminal, 3.2 miles, 20 mins by ferry

Clinton Ferry Terminal – Clinton, 0.4 miles

Clinton to Langley-Langley, 6.0 miles

Langley food and lodging

Stay - Langley Chamber of Commerce (visitlangley.com)

Stage 2: Langley - Freeland

Distance 10.1 miles (62.9 miles to Anacortes)

Walk will be mostly on trails (including special permission across private property for pilgrims with credentials) and very quiet county roads.

Langley - Goss Lake (Island County Park) 5.2 miles

Goss Lake – Freeland 4.9 miles

Freeland food and lodging

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Stage 3: Freeland – Lagoon Point

Distance 9.6 miles (52.8 miles to Anacortes)

Walk will be on Trust Land trails and country roads some of which have wide shoulders but speed limits of 50 miles per hour. You will be on rural roads that are walked by locals. Most, but not all, drivers are very courteous and give walkers a wide berth. This section may have 3 miles of state park lands and a beach walk at low tide. Presently easement issues are being explored.

Freeland – Mutiny Bay Road, 1.6 miles

Mutiny Bay – Trillium Woods, 3.0 miles

Trillium Woods-South Whidbey State Park, 2.5 miles

South Whidbey State Park – Lagoon Point 2.5 miles

Lagoon Point Food and Lodging

Presently we are recruiting Lagoon Point residents willing to offer lodging and dinner to Whidbey Way Credentialed Pilgrims.

Stage 4: Lagoon Point – Admiralty Cove/ Keystone

From the entrance to Lagoon Point at Westcliff Drive walk north on Smugglers Cove Road for 2.4 miles to Greenbank Farm (cross highway 525 and then walk 75 yards north to the bus stop) .Enter the gate and follow the trail to the shops below. From here follow the interactive map to Farmington Drive, continue a short distance to the T in road and go right on E. Nettle Rd and then right again on S. Harbor Estates Rd.  Now go left on N. Bluff Road for approximately 4.5 miles. Turn Right onto Oakes Rd. and then left on Highland Trail. Stay right at the end of Highland trail and cross Hwy. 525  For 0.3 mile walk on the grass trail and asphalt shoulder of the Highway. Turn left at E Admiral Drive for 0.75 mile and go left on S. Byrd Drive and then take next on S. Halsey Drive to next left which is Perry Drive. Follow Perry Dr. its near end and take a right on Koenig Ln. for one block then left on W. Wanamaker Road. At the curve stay left on Keystone Ave. (Hwy 20) and follow to  Driftwood Park Beach. Here you turn will walk the beach for a brief while and either continue along the beach or walk the hard path between the Hwy and the beach. Prior to reaching the Private Beach houses return to Hwy 20 for a brief walk to the Keystone Ferry terminal.

Admiralty Cove/Keystone Food and Lodging

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Presently we are recruiting Admiralty Cove residents willing to offer lodging and dinner to Whidbey Way Credentialed Pilgrims

Stage 6 Coupeville – Oak Harbor

We will return to the west side of the island and walk one of the most beautiful sections of the Way through Ebey's Landing National Historic Preserves. Our route includes a long beach walk before heading back across the Island to Oak Harbor.

Coupeville to Ebey's Landing trail head 2.2miles

Ebey's Landing Trail head to Libbey Beach Park 5.0 miles

Libbey Beach Park to Oak Harbor 7.5 miles

Stage 7 Oak Harbor – Deception Pass

Stage 8 Deception Pass – Anacortes

This stage begins on the south end of the Deception Pass bridge. Enoy a breath-taking stroll high above Deception Pass as you view ancient beaches and enchanting water vistas. Once across the bridge (with-in a tenth of a mile) you will take a left onto a marked trail to Bowman Bay. Arrive at Bowman Bay and visit the Maiden of Whidbey. Imagine the Salish Nation peoples who have been living in this area for thousands of years (original signers of the Point Elliot treaty) enjoying the same beauty that you are witnessing. Let's be grateful for their heritage and presence on this island now called Fidalgo. Next retrace your steps for 0.5 miles along Bowman Bay to the Bowman Bay Campground and wander through the campground and follow Bowman Bay Road to Rosario Road and go right about 100 yards into the Pass Lake Trail parking lot. Stay straight as you go uphill on the Pass Lake Trail. Follow the Pass Lake Loop trail to the right for 0.5 miles; then turn right onto the Tursi Trail for 1.3 miles . This puts you onto a dead ended street (Donnel Road) for about 0.4 miles. At the end of Donnel Road  take a right, then take an immediate left onto Cambell Lake Road which immediately changes its name to Heart Lake Road. You should see the small (now closed) Lake Erie Grocery. Stay right of the Grocery and continue on Heart Lake Road for 0.06 miles; Here you pass between two giant Douglas fir trees forcing a slight narrowing to the road. 150 feet further along and to you left enter the Anacortes Community Forest Land (ACFL). Stay right at the first trail intersection and follow the yellow ribbon markers for about a mile. For the interactive map to end point of the Whidbey Way at the historic ......