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Pinhoti Trail & Skyway Motorway

14.7 mi · ▲ 2,187 ft · 6 hr

Pinhoti Trail & Skyway Motorway is a 14.7-mile out-and-back near Hollins, AL. It climbs 2,187 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 1,463 ft · steepest grade: 23%14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.15391, -86.12988
Nearest town Hollins, AL
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Pinhoti Trail & Skyway Motorway

14.7 mi · ▲ 2,187 ft · 6 hr

Elevation 857–1,462 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.15391, -86.12988

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto Pinhoti Trail, heading NE.
  3. 6.2 miSharp right onto Skyway Motorway, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miReach Pinhoti Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left onto Pinhoti Trail, heading SW.
  6. 6.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 1 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-skyway-motorway-out-back-24-km

Trail surface

2% gravel98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:44 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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