AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pilgrim Rest Road

5.7 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Pilgrim Rest Road is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Aldrich, AL. It climbs 278 ft. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi413 – 525 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.10021, -86.89268
Nearest town Aldrich, AL
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Pilgrim Rest Road

5.7 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 414–525 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.10021, -86.89268

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.8 miSharp left onto Pilgrim Rest Road, heading S.
  4. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 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/pilgrim-rest-road-out-back-9-km-1687

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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