Well Sunset Point & Rocky Trail
1.4 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 35 min
Well Sunset Point & Rocky Trail is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Palisades Park near Hortons Mill, AL. The route reaches Well Sunset Point. It is mostly level, with 229 ft of elevation gain. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Well Sunset Point & Rocky Trail
1.4 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 35 min
Elevation 1,097–1,263 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.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Birdsfoot Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Well Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftPass Well Sunset Point.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Dogwood Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Rocky Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Well Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 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
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