Boy Scout Trail–Hanby Hollow, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 321 ft · 48 min
Boy Scout Trail–Hanby Hollow, 3 sights is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Turkey Creek Nature Preserve near Pinson, AL. It climbs 321 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Boy Scout Trail–Hanby Hollow, 3 sights
1.9 mi · ▲ 321 ft · 48 min
Elevation 570–769 ft
Out & Back · Turkey Creek Nature Preserve
Trailhead: Thompson Trace Trail · 33.69959, -86.70480
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Thompson Trace Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Hanby Hollow, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Narrows Ridge, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Thompson Trace Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Boy Scout Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Thompson Trace Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Thompson Trace Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Narrows Ridge, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Hanby Hollow, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Thompson Trace Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Thompson Trace Trail Trailhead
- Narrows Ridge & Thompson Trace Trail 3 mi · ▲ 334 ft
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