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Fort Flagler State Park

Bluff Viewpoint–Fort Flagler State Park Beach, 6 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Bluff Viewpoint–Fort Flagler State Park Beach, 6 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Fort Flagler State Park near Fort Flagler, WA. The route passes Fort Flagler State Park Beach and Bluff Viewpoint. It climbs 394 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 187 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Marrowstone Point Drive 48.10037, -122.68965
Nearest town Fort Flagler, WA
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Bluff Viewpoint–Fort Flagler State Park Beach, 6 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 6–186 ft

Out & Back · Fort Flagler State Park

Trailhead: Marrowstone Point Drive · 48.10037, -122.68965

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Marrowstone Point Drive, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Fort Flagler State Park Beach.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lee Trail, heading SW.
  4. 500 ftTurn right onto Bluff Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miPass Bluff Viewpoint.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Fire Control Station Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto West Searchlight Trail, heading S.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto Reservoir Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto Anti-Aircraft Battery Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miReach Bluff Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Reservoir Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto West Searchlight Trail, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftTurn left onto Fire Control Station Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto Bluff Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lee Trail, heading E.
  18. 500 ftTurn right onto Rifle Range Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bluff-viewpoint-fort-flagler-state-park-beach-out-back-7-sights

Trail surface

37% dirt14% gravel49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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