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Hillsboro Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 58 min

Hillsboro Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Helena, AL. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi433 – 587 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Helena Elementary Trail 33.28926, -86.84664
Nearest town Helena, AL
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Hillsboro Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 58 min

Elevation 433–589 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

  1. Start on Helena Elementary Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Hillsboro Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Helena Elementary Trail, heading E.
  13. 250 ftArrive 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/hillsboro-trail-out-back-4-km-b468

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.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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