AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Vulcan Viewpoint & Vulcan Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Vulcan Viewpoint & Vulcan Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Rosedale, AL. The route reaches Vulcan Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 968 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Vulcan Trail 33.49248, -86.79550
Nearest town Rosedale, AL
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Vulcan Viewpoint & Vulcan Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 834–967 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Vulcan Trail · 33.49248, -86.79550

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Transit-accessible: NW Corner of 20th St S & Abbey Rd stop 412 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Vulcan Trail, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftPass Vulcan Viewpoint.
  3. 2 miReach Vulcan Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 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/vulcan-viewpoint-out-back

Trail surface

54% paved46% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NW Corner of 20th St S & Abbey Rd stop 412 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Rosedale, Alabama