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Walnut Mountain Park

Lower Mountain Overlook–Upper Mountain Overlook, 6 sights

1.5 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 40 min

Lower Mountain Overlook–Upper Mountain Overlook, 6 sights is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in Walnut Mountain Park near Liberty, NY. The route passes Upper Mountain Overlook before reaching Lower Mountain Overlook at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 333 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,782 – 2,120 ft · steepest grade: 15%1.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Walnut Loop West (Red) 41.78912, -74.76390
Nearest town Liberty, NY
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Lower Mountain Overlook–Upper Mountain Overlook, 6 sights

1.5 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 40 min

Elevation 1,780–2,120 ft

Out & Back · Walnut Mountain Park

Trailhead: Walnut Loop West (Red) · 41.78912, -74.76390

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Walnut Loop West (Red), heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Yellow Brick Road (1), heading N.
  3. 250 ftBear left onto Walnut Loop West (Red), heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Mountain Overlook Trail (Orange), heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Walnut Loop, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Brick Road (1), heading W.
  7. 100 ftSharp left onto Mountain House Trail (Red), heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sunset Trail (Yellow), heading S.
  9. 0.1 miReach Lower Mountain Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Walnut Loop South (Red), heading S.
  12. 50 ftPass Upper Mountain Overlook.
  13. 300 ftPass Lower Mountain Overlook.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Walnut Loop West (Red), heading N.
  15. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-mountain-overlook-out-back

Trail surface

78% dirt10% gravel12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:24 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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