Alabama trails · Bold Destiny Horse Trail
Bold Destiny Horse Trail
A 13.9-mile loop in Alabama, with 258 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 942 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
BOLD DESTINY HORSE TRAIL HEAD — parking nearby. 32.48308, -85.60173 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:51 a.m., the sun rises at 6:16 a.m. and sets at 7:08 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:33 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 52 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.9-mile route takes roughly 5 h 17 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:33 a.m. — 7 h 35 min before sunset.
Loop options
- BOLD DESTINY HORSE TRAIL — 13.9 mi loop, 1,621 ft gain