Lost Motorway via Forest Service Road 612

2.3 mi · ▲ 123 ft · 50 min

Lost Motorway via Forest Service Road 612 is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Taylors Mill, AL. It is mostly level, with 123 ft of elevation gain. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi814 – 883 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Lost Motorway via Forest Service Road 612

2.3 mi · ▲ 123 ft · 50 min

Elevation 815–881 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. 0.7 miTurn right onto Lost Motorway, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miReach Lost Motorway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Forest Service Road 612, heading S.
  5. 0.7 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 6:32 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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