AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

County Road 662A & Skyway Motorway

9.4 mi · ▲ 1,643 ft · 3 hr 57 min

County Road 662A & Skyway Motorway is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Hatchet Creek, AL. It climbs 1,643 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 1,824 ft · steepest grade: 17%9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.23297, -86.05295
Nearest town Hatchet Creek, AL
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Directions

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County Road 662A & Skyway Motorway

9.4 mi · ▲ 1,643 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 849–1,823 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.23297, -86.05295

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto County Road 662A, heading SW.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left onto Skyway Motorway, heading SE.
  5. 2.4 miReach County Road 662A, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.4 miTurn right onto County Road 662A, heading NW.
  7. 1.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 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-skyway-motorway-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

52% gravel48% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 5:05 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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