AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

County Road 662A via Pinhoti Trail

15.3 mi · ▲ 2,505 ft · 6 hr 21 min

County Road 662A via Pinhoti Trail is a 15.3-mile out-and-back near Midway, AL. It climbs 2,505 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi909 – 1,824 ft · steepest grade: 18%15.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pinhoti Trail 33.17209, -86.09395
Nearest town Midway, AL
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County Road 662A via Pinhoti Trail

15.3 mi · ▲ 2,505 ft · 6 hr 21 min

Elevation 908–1,823 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Pinhoti Trail · 33.17209, -86.09395

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start on Pinhoti Trail, heading NE.
  2. 3.4 miContinue straight onto Skyway Motorway, heading N.
  3. 2.3 miTurn right onto County Road 662A, heading NE.
  4. 2 miReach County Road 662A, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2 miTurn left onto Skyway Motorway, heading SW.
  6. 2.3 miContinue straight onto Pinhoti Trail, heading S.
  7. 3.3 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/county-road-662a-out-back-25-km

Trail surface

30% gravel70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 4 min before dark.

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