Thunder Sunset Point–Double Oak Lake, 7 sights
13.1 mi · ▲ 1,380 ft · 5 hr 3 min
Thunder Sunset Point–Double Oak Lake, 7 sights is a 13.1-mile out-and-back in Oak Mountain State Park near Heritage Oaks, AL. The route passes Thunder Sunset Point and Oak Mountain State Park Beach before reaching Double Oak Lake at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 1,380 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Thunder Sunset Point–Double Oak Lake, 7 sights
13.1 mi · ▲ 1,380 ft · 5 hr 3 min
Elevation 488–1,154 ft
Out & Back · Oak Mountain State Park
Trailhead: White · 33.35659, -86.70499
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Road, heading S.
- 2.9 miBear right onto White, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Yellow-White Connector, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Thunder Sunset Point.
- 0.6 miBear left onto SlingShot, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow-White Connector, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Group Camp Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Foothills Trail (Yellow), heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Group Camp Road, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto Seven Bridges, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right onto SlingShot, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Seven Bridges, heading W.
- 2.3 miPass Oak Mountain State Park Beach.
- 50 ftPass Double Oak Lake.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftReach Thunder Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn right onto SlingShot, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left onto Seven Bridges, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto Group Camp Road, heading SE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Foothills Trail (Yellow), heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Group Camp Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow-White Connector, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto SlingShot, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Yellow-White Connector, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto White, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Red Road, heading S.
- 2.8 miArrive 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 0.7 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from White Trailhead
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- Foothills Trail (Yellow)–Red Road, 4 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 1,507 ft
- Fire Pits Sunset Point–Red Sunset Point, 5 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 854 ft
- Double Oak Lake–Oak Mountain State Park Beach, 7 sights 10.8 mi · ▲ 1,387 ft
- Eagle's Nest Overlook–White, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 764 ft
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