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Red Mountain Park

Ebsco Overlook (East) & Ike Maston Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Ebsco Overlook (East) & Ike Maston Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Red Mountain Park near Ware, AL. The route reaches Ebsco Overlook (East) at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 202 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 932 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.43686, -86.88566
Nearest town Ware, AL
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Ebsco Overlook (East) & Ike Maston Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 726–932 ft

Out & Back · Red Mountain Park

Trailhead: 33.43686, -86.88566

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

Transit-accessible: NE Corner of Ishkooka-Wenonah Rd SW & 33rd St SW stop 630 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on BMRR South Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left onto Ike Maston Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Redding Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right onto #10 Mine Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 150 ftReach Ebsco Overlook (East), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 200 ftSharp left onto Redding Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Songo Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ike Maston Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftTurn right onto BMRR South Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 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/ebsco-overlook-east-ike-maston-trail-out-back

Trail surface

53% dirt47% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NE Corner of Ishkooka-Wenonah Rd SW & 33rd St SW stop 630 m from the trailhead

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