Fire Pits Sunset Point–Red Sunset Point, 10 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Oak Mountain State Park near Quail Run, AL. The route passes Oak Mountain State Park Beach, Double Oak Lake and Red Sunset Point before reaching Fire Pits Sunset Point at the turnaround, 4.6 miles in. It climbs 755 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi535 – 1,066 ft · steepest grade: 22%9.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.32362, -86.76192
Nearest town Quail Run, AL
Directions
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Fire Pits Sunset Point–Red Sunset Point, 10 sights
9.3 mi · ▲ 755 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 533–1,067 ft
Out & Back · Oak Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 33.32362, -86.76192
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Oak Mountain State Park Beach.
- 50 ftPass Double Oak Lake.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Rattlesnake Ridge, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mr Toads, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Foothills Trail (Yellow), heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Jekyll, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Green Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Hyde, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jekyll 'n Hyde, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Fire Pits, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Red Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Red Sunset Point.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Fire Pits, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Red Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Fire Pits Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Fire Pits, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Red Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fire Pits, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right onto Jekyll 'n Hyde, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hyde, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Jekyll, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Foothills Trail (Yellow), heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Jekyll, heading W.
- 2.5 miTurn right onto Mr Toads, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Ridge, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Family Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
26% dirt2% paved72% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:48 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 5:07 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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