Caddis Fly

Puget Sound and Islands > Bellingham Area

48.6169, -122.3857 Map & Directions

Length: 0.3 miles, one-way
Elevation Gain: 112 feet
Highest Point: 2,000 feet
Calculated Difficulty About Calculated Difficulty: Easy

The Caddis Fly trail is open to hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians. Photo by Ranger Dick. Full-size image

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This is a short trail within the Blanchard Mountain trail system. Continue reading

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Hiking Caddis Fly

This small trail within the Blanchard Mountain trail system meets at a junction with the Alternate Incline, Lily Lizard and British Army trails right next to Lizard Lake. Though the trail itself is short, it connects to forest roads and many other trails to extend your hike.

To reach the trail from the Upper Blanchard trailhead, one option is to take BL-ML Road (also known as DNR road B-1000) north for 1 mile to its junction with the Alternate Incline trail, then take the Alternate Incline trail to its end, about another (quite steep) mile. At this junction, turning to the right takes you onto the Caddis Fly trail.

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Getting There

Though there is no drivable trailhead to the Caddis Fly trail, the closest trailhead is likely the Upper Blanchard trailhead.

To reach the Upper Blanchard trailhead, from I-5, take exit 240 (Alger) and head west on Lake Samish Road. Take the first left onto Barrel Springs Road and travel 0.6 mile, to where there is a sign reading "Blanchard Forest Block." Turn right on the dirt road and travel another 1.7 miles to the junction marked "Samish Outlook." Without turning, stay straight; the road soon ends in a large parking lot.

There is parking for about 20 vehicles, as well as a vault toilet here.

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