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Red Mountain Park

Eureka Mines Trail via Ike Maston Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Eureka Mines Trail via Ike Maston Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Red Mountain Park near Ware, AL. It climbs 259 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi709 – 863 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.43686, -86.88566
Nearest town Ware, AL
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Eureka Mines Trail via Ike Maston Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 707–862 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 ftSharp right onto Ike Maston Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Songo Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ike Maston Trail, heading E.
  6. 1 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 100 ftTurn left onto BMRR South Trail, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto L&N Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Eureka Mines Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miReach Eureka Mines Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right onto L&N Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Eureka Mines Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftSharp left onto BMRR South Trail, heading N.
  15. 1.8 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/eureka-mines-trail-out-back

Trail surface

48% gravel47% dirt5% unspecified

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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