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BMRR North Sunset Point–BMRR North Trail, 4 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 1 hr 25 min

BMRR North Sunset Point–BMRR North Trail, 4 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Red Mountain Park near Tarpley, AL. The route passes BMRR North Sunset Point and Spring Gap. It climbs 505 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi732 – 951 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: BMRR North Trail 33.44159, -86.88702
Nearest town Tarpley, AL
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BMRR North Sunset Point–BMRR North Trail, 4 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 730–953 ft

Out & Back · Red Mountain Park

Trailhead: BMRR North Trail · 33.44159, -86.88702

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

Transit-accessible: NE Corner of Ishkooka-Wenonah Rd SW & 33rd St SW stop 98 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on BMRR North Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass BMRR North Sunset Point.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Spring Gap Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Skyhy Ridge Walk, heading E.
  5. 150 ftPass Spring Gap.
  6. 1 miContinue straight onto Ishkooda Connector, heading NE.
  7. 200 ftReach BMRR North Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 200 ftContinue straight onto Skyhy Ridge Walk, heading E.
  9. 1 miContinue straight onto Spring Gap Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto BMRR North Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bmrr-north-sunset-point-bmrr-north-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

63% dirt35% other2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NE Corner of Ishkooka-Wenonah Rd SW & 33rd St SW stop 98 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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