Appalachian Viewpoint & Appalachian Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Fort Clinton, NY. The route reaches Appalachian Viewpoint. It climbs 759 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi591 – 1,296 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.31115, -74.00705
Nearest town Fort Clinton, NY
Directions
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Appalachian Viewpoint & Appalachian Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 759 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 590–1,295 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.31115, -74.00705
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Appalachian Viewpoint.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left onto 1777 West Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftReach Appalachian Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Appalachian Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 7:21 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:01 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:21 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:49 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bear Mountain–Appalachian Viewpoint, 3 summits 2.6 mi · ▲ 1,075 ft
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