AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Vulcan Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 54 min

Vulcan Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Glen Iris, AL. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 997 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.48287, -86.81064
Nearest town Glen Iris, AL
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Vulcan Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 54 min

Elevation 834–998 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.48287, -86.81064

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

Transit-accessible: NW Corner of 6th St S & Green Springs Av S stop 576 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto BWW Tower, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Vulcan Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto BWW Tower, heading E.
  6. 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/vulcan-trail-out-back-4-km-13e3

Trail surface

77% gravel16% paved7% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:48 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NW Corner of 6th St S & Green Springs Av S stop 576 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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