Bluff Viewpoint–Anti-Aircraft Battery Trail, 4 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 48 min
Bluff Viewpoint–Anti-Aircraft Battery Trail, 4 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Fort Flagler State Park near Fort Flagler, WA. The route reaches Bluff Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bluff Viewpoint–Anti-Aircraft Battery Trail, 4 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 48 min
Elevation 115–187 ft
Out & Back · Fort Flagler State Park
Trailhead: Anti-Aircraft Battery Trail · 48.08605, -122.70161
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Anti-Aircraft Battery Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Reservoir Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto West Searchlight Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Fire Control Station Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Bluff Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto West Searchlight Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Reservoir Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Anti-Aircraft Battery Trail, heading S.
- 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 8:17 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM — 14 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Anti-Aircraft Battery Trail Trailhead
- Anti-Aircraft Battery Trail–Calwell Trail, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Fort Flagler State Park Beach–Anti-Aircraft Battery Trail, 4 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Bluff Viewpoint–Fort Flagler State Park Beach, 5 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 280 ft
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