Oak Mountain State Park

Camp Tranquility Main Entrance–Maggie's Glen, 10 sights

12.4 mi · ▲ 1,702 ft · 4 hr 59 min

Camp Tranquility Main Entrance–Maggie's Glen, 10 sights is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Oak Mountain State Park near Eagle Point, AL. The route passes Lunker Lake, Oak Mountain State Park Beach, Maggie's Glen and Old Lake before reaching Camp Tranquility Main Entrance at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 1,702 ft. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi584 – 1,132 ft12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Belcher Byway Trail 33.37191, -86.67851
Nearest town Eagle Point, AL

Directions

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Camp Tranquility Main Entrance–Maggie's Glen, 10 sights

12.4 mi · ▲ 1,702 ft · 4 hr 59 min

Elevation 583–1,131 ft

Out & Back · Oak Mountain State Park

Trailhead: Belcher Byway Trail · 33.37191, -86.67851

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

  1. Start on Belcher Byway Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.6 miPass Lunker Lake.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Lunker Lake Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto North Lakes Connector Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftPass Oak Mountain State Park Beach.
  6. 2.3 miBear left onto White, heading SW.
  7. 400 ftContinue straight onto Foothills Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miPass Maggie's Glen.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Yellow-White, heading W.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Foothills Trail (Yellow), heading W.
  11. 0.7 miPass Old Lake.
  12. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftTurn left onto Group Camp Road, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miReach Camp Tranquility Main Entrance, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto Foothills Trail (Yellow), heading N.
  21. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Yellow-White, heading E.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto Foothills Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  23. 0.8 miContinue straight onto White, heading N.
  24. 400 ftBear right onto North Lakes Connector Trail, heading N.
  25. 2.3 miSharp right onto Lunker Lake Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right onto Belcher Byway Trail, heading W.
  27. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

57% dirt3% gravel40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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