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Butterfly Lake

5 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Butterfly Lake is a 5-mile out-and-back near Bridgeton, AL. The route reaches Butterfly Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi610 – 686 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.43626, -86.64493
Nearest town Bridgeton, AL
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Butterfly Lake

5 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 610–685 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.43626, -86.64493

Weather Sep 20: Mostly clear, high 93°F / low 70° · precip 13% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  3. 1.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftReach Butterfly Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  6. 1.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 miArrive 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/butterfly-lake-butterfly-lake-out-back-8-km-bfae

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 93°F70°
Feels like87°Precip13%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity63%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon 92°74° 16%
Tue 93°72° 53%
Wed 91°70° 20%
Thu 82°68°
Fri 84°62°
Sat 85°64°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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