Palisades Park Viewpoint & Rocky Trail
1.5 mi · ▲ 263 ft · 38 min
Palisades Park Viewpoint & Rocky Trail is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in Palisades Park near Hortons Mill, AL. The route passes Palisades Park Viewpoint before reaching Palisades Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It climbs 263 ft. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Palisades Park Viewpoint & Rocky Trail
1.5 mi · ▲ 263 ft · 38 min
Elevation 1,133–1,320 ft
Out & Back · Palisades Park
Trailhead: Rockledge Trail · 33.98956, -86.45754
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rockledge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Palisades Park Viewpoint.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Rocky Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dogwood Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Rocky Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 350 ftReach Palisades Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dogwood Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rocky Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rockledge Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:27 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:47 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:12 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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