Hillsboro Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 52 min
Hillsboro Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Helena, AL. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi427 – 587 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Helena Elementary Trail 33.28926, -86.84664
Nearest town Helena, AL
Directions
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Hillsboro Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 52 min
Elevation 425–589 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Helena Elementary Trail · 33.28926, -86.84664
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Helena Elementary Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Hillsboro Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Helena Elementary Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:48 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Hillsboro Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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