The first mile of this hike is all uphill, every step. There are no overlooks anywhere on the path. With that said, it's really quiet, it feels so far away from everything. I only saw one other family on my round trip from the three-ish car parking lot to 42 and back. The last 6.1 miles of the drive to the trailhead are on a one-lane, ONE WAY gravel road. If you're being legal, you have to continue for 22 more miles in the same direction that got you there in order to get back on a paved road to return. So map out both your trip to this trailhead and your return trip to see how much that adds to your return drive (probably about an hour). Hypothetically, if one were to attempt driving the whole six miles the wrong way on the one-way road to get back to the parking lot at Flat Creek Trailhead, half of the cars you find ditches to pull over for might tell you that you're going the wrong way and suggest you turn around. The campsite itself is pretty small and unimpressive. There are bear bags on wires that seemed rusted in place when I tried to move them. But the camp site is relatively level and without stumps everywhere, which none of the rest of the trail is. Everywhere else is either at an angle, or with a thousand rocks or stumps in your back. Visiting this place was more of an adventure than I expected because I didn't expect the 28 mile one-way road. You really can't find a more peacefully quiet trail though, I definitely recommend it.
All USA
The first mile of this hike is all uphill, every step. There are no overlooks anywhere on the path. With that said, it's really quiet, it feels so far away from everything. I only saw one other family on my round trip from the three-ish car parking lot to 42 and back. The last 6.1 miles of the drive to the trailhead are on a one-lane, ONE WAY gravel road. If you're being legal, you have to continue for 22 more miles in the same direction that got you there in order to get back on a paved road to return. So map out both your trip to this trailhead and your return trip to see how much that adds to your return drive (probably about an hour). Hypothetically, if one were to attempt driving the whole six miles the wrong way on the one-way road to get back to the parking lot at Flat Creek Trailhead, half of the cars you find ditches to pull over for might tell you that you're going the wrong way and suggest you turn around. The campsite itself is pretty small and unimpressive. There are bear bags on wires that seemed rusted in place when I tried to move them. But the camp site is relatively level and without stumps everywhere, which none of the rest of the trail is. Everywhere else is either at an angle, or with a thousand rocks or stumps in your back. Visiting this place was more of an adventure than I expected because I didn't expect the 28 mile one-way road. You really can't find a more peacefully quiet trail though, I definitely recommend it.