Palisades Park Viewpoint & Rocky Trail
1.5 mi · ▲ 281 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 reaches Palisades Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It climbs 281 ft. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Palisades Park Viewpoint & Rocky Trail
1.5 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 38 min
Elevation 1,133–1,320 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
- Start on 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 E.
- 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 miArrive 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
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Rocky Trail Trailhead
- Palisades Park Viewpoint & Rocky Trail 1.5 mi · ▲ 263 ft
- Palisades Park Viewpoint & Rocky Trail 1.4 mi · ▲ 281 ft
- Well Sunset Point & Rocky Trail 1.4 mi · ▲ 229 ft
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