Bluff Viewpoint & Fort Flagler State Park Beach via Bluff Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 47 min
Bluff Viewpoint & Fort Flagler State Park Beach via Bluff Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Fort Flagler State Park near Fort Flagler, WA. The route passes Fort Flagler State Park Beach and Bluff Viewpoint before reaching Bluff Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bluff Viewpoint & Fort Flagler State Park Beach via Bluff Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 47 min
Elevation 7–126 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
- Start on Marrowstone Point Drive, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Fort Flagler State Park Beach.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lee Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Bluff Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Bluff Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Bluff Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lee Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Rifle Range Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:55 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Marrowstone Point Drive Trailhead
- Bluff Viewpoint–Fort Flagler State Park Beach, 6 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 394 ft
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