Cat Dog Snake–Red Road, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 474 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Cat Dog Snake–Red Road, 3 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Oak Mountain State Park near New Hope, AL. It climbs 474 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cat Dog Snake–Red Road, 3 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 474 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 602–965 ft
Out & Back · Oak Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Cat Dog Snake · 33.35240, -86.71839
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start on Cat Dog Snake, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear left onto White, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Red Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red-Blue Connector North, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Cat Dog Snake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto White, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Cat Dog Snake, heading W.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 2 min before dark.
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