Red Mountain Park

BMRR North Sunset Point & BMRR North Trail via Ike Maston Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 29 min

BMRR North Sunset Point & BMRR North Trail via Ike Maston Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Red Mountain Park near Ware, AL. The route reaches BMRR North Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 369 ft. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 922 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.43686, -86.88566
Nearest town Ware, AL

Directions

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BMRR North Sunset Point & BMRR North Trail via Ike Maston Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 726–923 ft

Out & Back · Red Mountain Park

Trailhead: 33.43686, -86.88566

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Transit-accessible: NE Corner of Ishkooka-Wenonah Rd SW & 33rd St SW stop 630 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on BMRR South Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left onto Ike Maston Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right onto Redding Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 250 ftTurn right onto Skyhy Ridge Walk, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Spring Gap Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto BMRR North Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miReach BMRR North Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Spring Gap Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right onto Skyhy Ridge Walk, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftBear right onto Redding Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miSharp left onto Ike Maston Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftTurn right onto BMRR South Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

36% gravel33% dirt31% other

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NE Corner of Ishkooka-Wenonah Rd SW & 33rd St SW stop 630 m from the trailhead

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