AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pinhoti Trail

6 mi · ▲ 985 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Pinhoti Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Chandler Springs, AL. It climbs 985 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 1,404 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Porters Gap Pinhoti Trailhead 33.33314, -86.02666
Nearest town Chandler Springs, AL
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Pinhoti Trail

6 mi · ▲ 985 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 887–1,405 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Porters Gap Pinhoti Trailhead · 33.33314, -86.02666

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start on Pinhoti Trail, heading E.
  2. 3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 3 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/pinhoti-trail-out-back-8934

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 3 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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