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Palisades Park

Well Sunset Point–Palisades Park Viewpoint, 3 sights

1.4 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 35 min

Well Sunset Point–Palisades Park Viewpoint, 3 sights is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Palisades Park near Hortons Mill, AL. The route passes Palisades Park Viewpoint and Well Sunset Point. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,096 – 1,319 ft1.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.98724, -86.45853
Nearest town Hortons Mill, AL
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Well Sunset Point–Palisades Park Viewpoint, 3 sights

1.4 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 35 min

Elevation 1,097–1,320 ft

Out & Back · Palisades Park

Trailhead: 33.98724, -86.45853

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Palisades Park Viewpoint.
  3. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rocky Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Dogwood Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 250 ftPass Well Sunset Point.
  8. 500 ftTurn left onto Birdsfoot Trail, heading E.
  9. 400 ftTurn left onto Rocky Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  12. 350 ftArrive 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/well-sunset-point-palisades-park-viewpoint-out-back-3-sights

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:11 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Hortons Mill, Alabama