Fire Pits Sunset Point–Red Sunset Point, 7 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 743 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Fire Pits Sunset Point–Red Sunset Point, 7 sights is a 3.6-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, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 743 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Fire Pits Sunset Point–Red Sunset Point, 7 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 743 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 556–1,067 ft
Out & Back · Oak Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Green Trail · 33.32497, -86.75779
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Green Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Oak Mountain State Park Beach.
- 50 ftPass Double Oak Lake.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Hyde, heading SW.
- 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 S.
- 0.3 miPass Red Sunset Point.
- 100 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 N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Road, heading N.
- 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.
- 0.9 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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