Foothills Trail (Yellow)–Red Road, 4 sights
11.2 mi · ▲ 1,507 ft · 4 hr 29 min
Foothills Trail (Yellow)–Red Road, 4 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Oak Mountain State Park near Heritage Oaks, AL. It climbs 1,507 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Foothills Trail (Yellow)–Red Road, 4 sights
11.2 mi · ▲ 1,507 ft · 4 hr 29 min
Elevation 572–1,162 ft
Out & Back · Oak Mountain State Park
Trailhead: White · 33.35659, -86.70499
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Road, heading S.
- 2.9 miBear right onto White, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto Thunder, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Red Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto West Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Red Road, heading SW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Jekyll 'n Hyde, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Jekyll, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Foothills Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Red Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Jekyll, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Green Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Jekyll 'n Hyde, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Road, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto West Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Thunder, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto White, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Red Road, heading NE.
- 2.9 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 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Thunder Sunset Point–Double Oak Lake, 7 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 1,380 ft
- Fire Pits Sunset Point–Red Sunset Point, 5 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 854 ft
- Double Oak Lake–Oak Mountain State Park Beach, 7 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 1,387 ft
- Eagle's Nest Overlook–White, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 764 ft
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