AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Tuscaloosa Road

9.5 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Tuscaloosa Road is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Varnons, AL. It climbs 515 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi551 – 705 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.17825, -86.75251
Nearest town Varnons, AL
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Tuscaloosa Road

9.5 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Elevation 552–707 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.17825, -86.75251

Weather Sep 20: Partly cloudy, high 95°F / low 70° · precip 17% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 1.2 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Tuscaloosa Road, heading NE.
  11. 1.8 miReach Tuscaloosa Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.8 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 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-15-km-ffff

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 95°F70°
Feels like88°Precip17%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity61%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°70° 10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 2% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 8% rain9 PM: 7% rain10 PM: 4% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Mon 96°73° 20%
Tue 94°72° 45%
Wed 92°70° 15%
Thu 84°68°
Fri 84°60°
Sat 86°63°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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