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Monte Sano Fire Tower – Viewpoint loop from Monte Sano State Park

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Monte Sano Fire Tower – Viewpoint loop from Monte Sano State Park

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(8517)

13,524

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Monte Sano Fire Tower – Viewpoint loop from Monte Sano State Park

01:25

15.9km

220m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 30, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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216 m

Firetower Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Firetower Trail is a mostly flat trail in Monte Sano State Park. As the name indicates, it passes a 100-feet fire tower. Unfortunately, it's closed and can not be climbed …

Tip by

4.19 km

Monte Sano Fire Tower

Highlight • Monument

The fire tower is no longer open to the public and cannot be climbed but it is a tall-standing symbol of the area's past.

Tip by

4.24 km

James O'Shaughnessy's Lily Lake

Highlight • Lake

An ephemeral pool that dries in the hotter parts of the year and hosts a range of amphibians as they breed in the wetter times of year.

Tip by

15.3 km

Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Located at one of many parking lots along 'Bankhead Parkway Northeast' and 'North Plateau Loop', you will find this scenic overlook over the nearby mountains and landscape. Take s seat …

Tip by

15.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.6 km

645 m

572 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.1 km

1.50 km

645 m

443 m

186 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

Weather

Today

Wednesday 8 July

30°C

22°C

72 %

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