Ebsco Overlook (East) & Ike Maston Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 430 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Ebsco Overlook (East) & Ike Maston Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Red Mountain Park near Oxmoor, AL. The route reaches Ebsco Overlook (East) at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 430 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi686 – 863 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.44433, -86.86231
Nearest town Oxmoor, AL
Directions
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Ebsco Overlook (East) & Ike Maston Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 430 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 686–862 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 miTurn left onto L&N Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto BMRR South Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Ike Maston Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Songo Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ike Maston Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Redding Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto #10 Mine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Ebsco Overlook (East), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Redding Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Ike Maston Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Songo Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ike Maston Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto BMRR South Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto L&N Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Eureka Mines Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
69% dirt22% gravel9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: London Pkwy stop 196 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Rushing Rendezvous Treehouse–Eureka Mines Trail, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 292 ft
- Grace's Gap Overlook–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
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