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Red Mountain Park, Venice Road entrance and parking lot


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John Foster

November 08, 2025

Cool dilapidated building

jayme barger

September 17, 2025

Love going here. Good trails, clean, and quiet. You can go for a trail ride on your mountain bike, walk and enjoy the scenery, or take some of the more adventurous trails for a bit more of a challenge. Very accessible spot in Birmingham

AreyouintoSports

April 09, 2025

Paved Trail, OK for Bicycles, Trail Needs Maintenance, Rough Surface in areas, Surface Color Hides Debris ... Would Not Recomend for Skates.

Robert Kittinger

March 26, 2023

Great trail for mountain biking, NOT a great trail for hiking. It’s basically a dirt road on the back side of Red Mountain. It doesn’t feel like “a hike in the woods”. The parking lot itself is fine, there’s some cool “ruins” right at the parking lot entrance. Parking in this lot is closer to the “giant chairs” than the front entrance. If you want to hike with your family or dog, the other entrance is better.

Steve Manhart

April 30, 2021

Great new option for accessing the park as well as a connector trail to High Ore Line Trail (Freshwater Land Trust's Red Rock Trail System). The asphalt surface on the connector is perfect for smooth mostly flat cycling or inline skating (about 1.5mile over to the original south end of High Ore Line Trail).

becca mahoney

March 28, 2021

Entrance not marked but otherwise great!

david carpenter

December 31, 2020

Large park with miles of trails. It’s an archeological park. Remains of a large mining operation that built the Birminghan area. Coal, iron ore, and marble can all be easily found.

Jeremy Zakary

December 28, 2020

Back entrance to Red Mountain via Venice Road. Great walking/hiking spot with trails, tree houses, swings, tables, old mine shafts, giant chairs, and a dog park. Free admission, but donations are welcomed.

Shai Palmer

November 10, 2019

We loved the park and all the sights ,glad to see so much of Alabamas safely to see first