AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Holly Road

7.8 mi · ▲ 588 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Holly Road is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Marble Valley, AL. It climbs 588 ft. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi404 – 673 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.02902, -86.46358
Nearest town Marble Valley, AL
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Holly Road

7.8 mi · ▲ 588 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 402–672 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.02902, -86.46358

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Holly Road, heading N.
  5. 2.2 miReach Holly Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.8 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/holly-road-out-back-13-km

Trail surface

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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