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Palisades Park

Palisades Park Viewpoint & Rocky Trail

1.4 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 36 min

Palisades Park Viewpoint & Rocky Trail is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Palisades Park near Hortons Mill, AL. The route reaches Palisades Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It climbs 281 ft. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,132 – 1,322 ft1.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rocky Trail 33.99097, -86.45659
Nearest town Hortons Mill, AL
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Palisades Park Viewpoint & Rocky Trail

1.4 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 36 min

Elevation 1,133–1,321 ft

Out & Back · Palisades Park

Trailhead: Rocky Trail · 33.99097, -86.45659

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rocky Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Dogwood Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rocky Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miReach Palisades Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dogwood Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rocky Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/palisades-park-viewpoint-rocky-trail-out-back-2-km-6ade

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:47 PM

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.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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