Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve
Creek Loop Trail via Easy Rider Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 667 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Creek Loop Trail via Easy Rider Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve near Springville, AL. It climbs 667 ft. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Creek Loop Trail via Easy Rider Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 667 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Elevation 647–906 ft
Out & Back · Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 33.79917, -86.43385
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 2.8 miBear right onto Slab Creek Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Easy Rider Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Creek Loop Trail;Easy Rider Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Creek Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Creek Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Creek Loop Trail;Easy Rider Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Easy Rider Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Slab Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 2.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Easy Rider Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 568 ft
- Easy Rider Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 621 ft
- Slab Creek Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 608 ft
- Easy Rider Trail & Slab Creek Trail 7.2 mi · ▲ 565 ft
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