Blood Rock–Red Sunset Point, 4 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 707 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Blood Rock–Red Sunset Point, 4 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Oak Mountain State Park near Fungo Hollow, AL. The route passes Blood Rock before reaching Red Sunset Point at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 707 ft. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Blood Rock–Red Sunset Point, 4 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 707 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 561–1,040 ft
Out & Back · Oak Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Foreplay · 33.31374, -86.76979
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on BUMP Trail, heading SE.
- 2.8 miPass Blood Rock.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Fire Pits, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Red Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Red Sunset Point.
- 150 ftReach Blood Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fire Pits, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Jekyll 'n Hyde, heading W.
- 2.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from Foreplay Trailhead
- Johnson Mountain Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 424 ft
- Centipede–Foreplay Loop, 4 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 407 ft
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