Alabama trails · Blue Horse Trail
Blue Horse Trail
A 17.2-mile network in Alabama, with 496 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,390 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
YELLOW HORSE TRAIL access. 33.78228, -85.58262 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:49 a.m., the sun rises at 6:15 a.m. and sets at 7:09 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:35 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 54 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 17.2-mile route takes roughly 6 h 37 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:52 p.m. — 6 h 17 min before sunset.
Loop options
- RED HORSE TRAIL + YELLOW HORSE TRAIL + BLUE HORSE TRAIL — 5.4 mi loop, 791 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Yellow Horse Trail — 0.0 mi
- Boundary Trail — 12.2 mi
- Chilhowee — 18.1 mi
- Southern Traverse — 18.2 mi