Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve
Easy Rider Trail & Slab Creek Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 565 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Easy Rider Trail & Slab Creek Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve near Springville, AL. It climbs 565 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Easy Rider Trail & Slab Creek Trail
7.2 mi · ▲ 565 ft · 2 hr 41 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.
- 350 ftBear left onto Easy Rider Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Easy Rider Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Slab Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 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 (~68 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 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
- Creek Loop Trail via Easy Rider Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 667 ft
- Slab Creek Trail 7.4 mi · ▲ 608 ft
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