AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Tuscaloosa Road

8 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Tuscaloosa Road is an 8-mile out-and-back near Shelby Springs, AL. It climbs 572 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi554 – 705 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.16561, -86.71698
Nearest town Shelby Springs, AL
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Tuscaloosa Road

8 mi · ▲ 572 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 555–707 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.16561, -86.71698

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 1.6 miBear left onto Tuscaloosa Road, heading NE.
  5. 1.8 miReach Tuscaloosa Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.8 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 1.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 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/tuscaloosa-road-out-back-13-km-fe29

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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