Fort Flagler State Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi115 – 187 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Anti-Aircraft Battery Trail 48.08605, -122.70161
Nearest town Fort Flagler, WA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Anti-Aircraft Battery Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Reservoir Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto West Searchlight Trail, heading E.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto Fire Control Station Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miReach Bluff Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto West Searchlight Trail, heading S.
  7. 100 ftTurn left onto Reservoir Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Anti-Aircraft Battery Trail, heading S.
  9. 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.

Trail surface

43% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:44 PM

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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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