Peavine Falls–Fire Pits Sunset Point, 7 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Peavine Falls–Fire Pits Sunset Point, 7 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Oak Mountain State Park near Fungo Hollow, AL. The route passes Fire Pits Sunset Point and Red Sunset Point before reaching Peavine Falls at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 547 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Peavine Falls–Fire Pits Sunset Point, 7 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 547 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 820–1,067 ft
Out & Back · Oak Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Red Road · 33.30471, -86.76362
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start on Red Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Fire Pits Sunset Point.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Fire Pits, heading NE.
- 100 ftPass Red Sunset Point.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fire Pits, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right onto Jekyll 'n Hyde, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Red Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Jekyll 'n Hyde, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Green Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto West Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Green-White Connector, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto White, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Blue, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Peavine Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp right onto White, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Green-White Connector, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto West Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Jekyll 'n Hyde, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Red Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Jekyll 'n Hyde, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Fire Pits, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Red Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Fire Pits, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Red Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:04 PM — 9 min before dark.
More from Red Road Trailhead
- Boulder Lookout–Centipede, 7 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 776 ft
- Blood Rock–Boulder Lookout, 5 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 562 ft
- Peavine Falls–Boulder Lookout Loop, 9 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 764 ft
- Peavine Falls–Boulder Lookout Loop, 4 sights 1.4 mi · ▲ 351 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Fungo Hollow, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Fungo Hollow, Alabama