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Blood Rock–Thunder Sunset Point Loop, 15 sights is a 10-mile loop in Oak Mountain State Park near Indian Springs Ranch, AL. The route passes Oak Mountain State Park Beach, Double Oak Lake, Blood Rock and Thunder Sunset Point. It climbs 883 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi489 – 1,161 ft · steepest grade: 18%10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Trail 33.33062, -86.75621
Nearest town Indian Springs Ranch, AL

Directions

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Blood Rock–Thunder Sunset Point Loop, 15 sights

10 mi · ▲ 883 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Elevation 488–1,162 ft

Loop · Oak Mountain State Park

Trailhead: Lake Trail · 33.33062, -86.75621

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start on Lake Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Oak Mountain State Park Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Double Oak Lake.
  4. 1.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Rattlesnake Ridge, heading S.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mr Toads, heading S.
  7. 0.9 miContinue straight onto BUMP Trail, heading S.
  8. 2.8 miPass Blood Rock.
  9. 350 ftBear left onto Jekyll 'n Hyde, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Road, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading NE.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Jekyll 'n Hyde, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Road, heading NE.
  15. 0.9 miContinue straight onto West Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  16. 200 ftContinue straight onto Red Road, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miBear right onto Thunder, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftBear left onto White, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow-White Connector, heading NE.
  20. 300 ftPass Thunder Sunset Point.
  21. 0.6 miBear left onto SlingShot, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow-White Connector, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left onto Group Camp Road, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Foothills Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Group Camp Road, heading NW.
  26. 450 ftBear left onto Seven Bridges, heading N.
  27. 400 ftBear right onto SlingShot, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto Seven Bridges, heading N.
  29. 2.3 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

26% dirt1% gravel1% paved72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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