Oak Mountain State Park

Camp Tranquility Main Entrance–Old Lake Loop, 9 sights

3 mi · ▲ 268 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Camp Tranquility Main Entrance–Old Lake Loop, 9 sights is a 3-mile loop in Oak Mountain State Park near New Hope, AL. The route passes Old Lake, Old Lake and Camp Tranquility Main Entrance. It climbs 268 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi528 – 787 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tranquility Road 33.34912, -86.72894
Nearest town New Hope, AL

Directions

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Camp Tranquility Main Entrance–Old Lake Loop, 9 sights

3 mi · ▲ 268 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 529–788 ft

Loop · Oak Mountain State Park

Trailhead: Tranquility Road · 33.34912, -86.72894

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start on Tranquility Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miPass Old Lake.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Cabin Road, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miSharp right onto Foothills Trail (Yellow), heading W.
  5. 150 ftPass Old Lake.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Group Camp Road, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miPass Camp Tranquility Main Entrance.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Thunder, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Horse Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Group Camp Road, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lightning, heading W.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Group Camp Road, heading W.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto TAILS, heading W.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Group Camp Road, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Lightning, heading SW.
  19. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Garrett's Gulch, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Chimneys, heading NW.
  21. 0.8 miTurn right onto Tranquility Road, heading E.
  22. 150 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

21% dirt7% gravel1% paved71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 3 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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