AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Crest Lake

1.9 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 44 min

Crest Lake is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Timbercrest, AL. The route reaches Crest Lake at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 207 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi696 – 817 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.35493, -86.86377
Nearest town Timbercrest, AL
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Crest Lake

1.9 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 44 min

Elevation 696–817 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.35493, -86.86377

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miReach Crest Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.4 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/crest-lake-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 2 min before dark.

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