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A Short Hike flower guide: bucket and 27 sprouts

Released: standard PC edition and Boating Update guide · Updated 2026-10-13

A filled bucket hinders climbing. You can also collect water in a high pond and descend to lower sprouts.

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Obtain the bucket above Meteor Lake

Pick up the bucket near the pond and sign on the high ledge north of the lake. Fill it in water and use it on sprouts to create jumping flowers.

Where a filled bucket prevents climbing a high wall, fill it at the pond above first and glide down.

27 sprout locations

F numbers are guide IDs. Along coastal sections where you can move from sprout to sprout, keep carrying water in sequence without putting the bucket down.

Guide IDLocation landmarkCheck
F01Near homeUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F02Past the first waterfall and bridge, near the girl collecting shellsUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F03South of the visitor centerUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F04Slope northeast of the two camper vansUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F05Pond on the way from the center to BlackwoodUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F06Waterfall north of the rabbit who lost a headbandUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F07Above the previous waterfallUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F08West of the previous sprout, after jumping acrossUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F09Behind the lighthouseUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F10Waterfall northeast of Royal Ridge's stone towerUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F11Northeast of the lounging frog at Meteor LakeUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F12Pond and sign where you collect the bucketUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F13Low ridge directly north of Meteor LakeUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F14Southeast of BeachstickballUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F15Right along the coast from the previous sproutUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F16Cliff ledge reached using the previous sproutUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F17Beside the chest in front of the abandoned buildingUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F18Palm tree south of the eastern coast's pylonUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F19Left after jumping up with the previous sproutUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F20Northeastern coast: cliff west of the captainUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F21Left at the red-ribbon fork on the hiking trailUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F22Small plateau across the hiking trail's broken bridgeUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F23Ledge with a hot spring above the previous sproutUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F24Beside another hot spring below the broken bridgeUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F25Between the graveyard and northern Orange IslandsUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F26Orange Islands sign and second bucketUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.
F27End of the path continuing from the previous sproutUse a filled bucket and confirm it becomes a flower.

Watering campfires is a separate condition

The bucket also extinguishes campfires. Putting out four fires and growing every sprout are different conditions. Do not add extinguished fires to the sprout table.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Q1 Are the 27 flowers golden feathers? ▼
A

They are separate collectibles. Flowers are movement shortcuts, counted separately from placed feathers and request rewards.

Q2 I cannot climb a wall while carrying water ▼
A

Collect water from a pond above and glide down. This is useful for the low ridge north of Meteor Lake.

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