Wildway Overlook
Eastern Region • Eastern Region
Wildway Overlook is a short CATS hike near Essex that climbs to an open view over the Split Rock Wildway and Lake Champlain landscape.
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Wildway Overlook
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Wildway Overlook is a compact Champlain Valley hike with a strong payoff for the effort. The 1.5-mile round-trip route climbs from Brookfield Road through CATS-managed land with interpretive signs and a junction before reaching an overlook facing Lake Champlain, farm fields, Vermont's Green Mountains, and the Split Rock Wildway wildlife corridor. The feel is short, scenic, and moderately uphill rather than remote.