AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Forest Service Road 604F & Forest Service Road 612

3.2 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Forest Service Road 604F & Forest Service Road 612 is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Taylors Mill, AL. It climbs 337 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi751 – 915 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Service Road 612 33.28440, -86.12056
Nearest town Taylors Mill, AL
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Forest Service Road 604F & Forest Service Road 612

3.2 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 751–917 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Forest Service Road 612 · 33.28440, -86.12056

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start on Forest Service Road 612, heading NW.
  2. 1.2 miSharp left onto Forest Service Road 604F, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miReach Forest Service Road 612, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto Forest Service Road 612, heading NE.
  5. 1.2 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/forest-service-road-604f-forest-service-road-612-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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