AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Turkey Creek Nature Preserve

Hanby Hollow & Narrows Ridge

3.2 mi · ▲ 550 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Hanby Hollow & Narrows Ridge is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Turkey Creek Nature Preserve near Pinson, AL. It climbs 550 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi558 – 801 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hanby Hollow 33.70206, -86.69713
Nearest town Pinson, AL
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Hanby Hollow & Narrows Ridge

3.2 mi · ▲ 550 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 558–800 ft

Out & Back · Turkey Creek Nature Preserve

Trailhead: Hanby Hollow · 33.70206, -86.69713

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hanby Hollow, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Narrows Ridge, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miReach Hanby Hollow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right onto Hanby Hollow, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 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/hanby-hollow-narrows-ridge-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Pinson, Alabama