BMRR North Sunset Point–Ishkooda Overlook, 4 saddles
4.4 mi · ▲ 646 ft · 1 hr 47 min
BMRR North Sunset Point–Ishkooda Overlook, 4 saddles is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Red Mountain Park near Oxmoor, AL. The route passes Ishkooda Overlook and Spring Gap before reaching BMRR North Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 646 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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BMRR North Sunset Point–Ishkooda Overlook, 4 saddles
4.4 mi · ▲ 646 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 686–951 ft
Out & Back · Red Mountain Park
Trailhead: 33.44433, -86.86231
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Transit-accessible: London Pkwy stop 196 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Eureka Mines Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto L&N Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto BMRR South Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ike Maston Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Smythe Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftPass Ishkooda Overlook.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Redding Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Skyhy Ridge Walk, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Spring Gap.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Spring Gap Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto BMRR North Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach BMRR North Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Spring Gap Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Skyhy Ridge Walk, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Redding Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Smythe Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Ike Maston Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto BMRR South Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto L&N Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Eureka Mines Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: London Pkwy stop 196 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ebsco Overlook (East) & Ike Maston Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 430 ft
- Rushing Rendezvous Treehouse–Eureka Mines Trail, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 292 ft
- Grace's Gap Overlook–Eureka Mines Trail, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 292 ft
- BMRR North Sunset Point–Ishkooda Overlook, 7 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 456 ft
- Ebsco Overlook (West)–Ike Maston Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Haskell Hideaway Treehouse–Ishkooda Overlook, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 353 ft
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