Bluff Viewpoint & Fort Flagler State Park Beach via Bluff Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 53 min
Bluff Viewpoint & Fort Flagler State Park Beach via Bluff Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Fort Flagler State Park near Fort Flagler, WA. The route passes Bluff Viewpoint before reaching Fort Flagler State Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bluff Viewpoint & Fort Flagler State Park Beach via Bluff Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 53 min
Elevation 10–125 ft
Out & Back · Fort Flagler State Park
Trailhead: 48.10217, -122.69561
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Bluff Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Bluff Viewpoint.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Fort Flagler State Park Beach.
- 0.1 miReach Bluff Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 8:07 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM — 4 min before dark.
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