Grace's Gap Overlook–Eureka Mines Trail, 4 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Grace's Gap Overlook–Eureka Mines Trail, 4 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Red Mountain Park near Oxmoor, AL. The route reaches Grace's Gap Overlook at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 292 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Grace's Gap Overlook–Eureka Mines Trail, 4 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 686–950 ft
Out & Back · Red Mountain Park
Trailhead: 33.44433, -86.86231
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Transit-accessible: London Pkwy stop 196 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Eureka Mines Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto L&N Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Eureka Mines Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto #13 Mine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ike Maston Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Ishkooda Connector, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Shook Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto BMRR South Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Grace's Gap Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto BMRR South Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Shook Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Ishkooda Connector, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Ike Maston Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto #13 Mine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Eureka Mines Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto L&N Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Eureka Mines Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.5 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: London Pkwy stop 196 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ebsco Overlook (East) & Ike Maston Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 430 ft
- BMRR North Sunset Point–Ishkooda Overlook, 4 saddles 4.4 mi · ▲ 646 ft
- Rushing Rendezvous Treehouse–Eureka Mines Trail, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 292 ft
- BMRR North Sunset Point–Ishkooda Overlook, 7 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 456 ft
- Ebsco Overlook (West)–Ike Maston Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Haskell Hideaway Treehouse–Ishkooda Overlook, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 353 ft
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