Old Lake–Group Camp Road Loop, 5 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 463 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Old Lake–Group Camp Road Loop, 5 sights is a 3.3-mile loop in Oak Mountain State Park near Indian Springs Village, AL. The route reaches Old Lake. It climbs 463 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Old Lake–Group Camp Road Loop, 5 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 463 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 529–787 ft
Loop · Oak Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Group Camp Road · 33.33796, -86.74159
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start on Group Camp Road, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Foothills Trail (Yellow), heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Group Camp Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto TAILS, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Group Camp Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lightning, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Thunder, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Group Camp Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Foothills Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
- 300 ftReach Old Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Group Camp Road, heading SW.
- 250 ftThe loop closes 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 0.9 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Group Camp Road Trailhead
- Double Oak Lake–Oak Mountain State Park Beach, 3 beaches 5.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- The Chimneys via Foothills Trail (Yellow) 2.9 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Foothills Trail (Yellow) 3.6 mi · ▲ 841 ft
- Foothills Trail (Yellow) 3.4 mi · ▲ 862 ft
- Double Oak Lake–Oak Mountain State Park Beach, 4 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 961 ft
- Thunder Sunset Point–Lightning Loop, 6 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 760 ft
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