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Oak Mountain State Park

White Sunset Point–Maggie's Glen, 13 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 1,839 ft · 6 hr 17 min

White Sunset Point–Maggie's Glen, 13 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Oak Mountain State Park near Heritage Oaks, AL. The route passes Lunker Lake, Beaver Lake, Oak Mountain State Park Beach and 3 more. It climbs 1,839 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi551 – 1,273 ft · steepest grade: 26%16.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lunker Lake Trail 33.37751, -86.69674
Nearest town Heritage Oaks, AL
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White Sunset Point–Maggie's Glen, 13 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 1,839 ft · 6 hr 17 min

Elevation 550–1,273 ft

Out & Back · Oak Mountain State Park

Trailhead: Lunker Lake Trail · 33.37751, -86.69674

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start on Lunker Lake Trail, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Lunker Lake.
  3. 50 ftPass Beaver Lake.
  4. 50 ftPass Oak Mountain State Park Beach.
  5. 2.4 miTurn right onto Belcher Byway Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Lunker Lake Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left onto North Lakes Connector Trail, heading E.
  8. 2.3 miBear left onto White, heading SW.
  9. 400 ftContinue straight onto Foothills Trail (Yellow), heading SW.
  10. 0.8 miPass Maggie's Glen.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Yellow-White, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Foothills Trail (Yellow), heading W.
  13. 0.7 miPass Old Lake.
  14. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftTurn left onto Group Camp Road, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miSharp left onto Thunder, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Storyteller, heading SW.
  20. 0.4 miContinue straight onto White, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miPass White Sunset Point.
  22. 100 ftSharp right onto Orange Connector, heading NE.
  23. 0.3 miReach White Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.3 miSharp left onto White, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Storyteller, heading NE.
  26. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Thunder, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miSharp right onto Group Camp Road, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right onto Foothills Trail (Yellow), heading W.
  32. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Yellow-White, heading E.
  33. 50 ftBear right onto Foothills Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  34. 0.8 miContinue straight onto White, heading NE.
  35. 400 ftBear right onto North Lakes Connector Trail, heading N.
  36. 2.3 miSharp right onto Lunker Lake Trail, heading NE.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right onto Belcher Byway Trail, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftTurn left onto Lunker Lake Trail, heading NW.
  39. 2.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/white-sunset-point-maggies-glen-out-back-15-sights

Trail surface

62% dirt3% gravel35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~137 min). Leave by 4:08 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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