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The sign at the end of Sunnyside Drive.
The Overlook Trailhead uses red trail markers.
Begin your ascent along the rooted path.
A tulip tree blossom (Liriodendron).
A dirt path will lead you through the woods.
Multiflora rose (Rosa polyantha) is an invasive species.
A sign to Malouf’s Mountain Camping.
Mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) blossoms.
Tent caterpillars (Malacosoma) chomping away.
Crossing over a brook.
A serene brook flowing through the valley.
A North American millipede (Narceus americana) crawls through the moss.
A white-gilled mushroom (Russula emetica).
A fungi along the way.
The ascent becomes very rocky.
White mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) in bloom.
A pink and yellow wildflower.
The trail passes through blueberry heaths.
Wild blueberry flowers (Cyanococcus).
Hikers approaching pine trees near the top.
Pine trees at the summit.
Hikers near the summit.
The view from the Lambs Hill summit.
Overlooking the Hudson Valley to the north.
The Danskammer Generating Station across the river.
The Skytop Tower and the Catskill Mountains.
The Fishkill Ridge Trail, marked in white, splits off to the north.
The intersection of the Overlook Trail, with red blazes, and Fishkill Ridge, with white blazes.
The Fishkill Ridge Trail splits to the south.
Pink mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia).