Alabama trails · Boundary Trail
Boundary Trail
A 3.3-mile out-and-back in Alabama, with 771 ft of climbing. Reaches Faison Hill. Managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 52% of the ascent falls between mile 2.2 and mile 3.3. It gives back about 779 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Faison Hill (summit)
Getting there
Boundary Trail access. 33.67264, -85.74922 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:50 a.m., the sun rises at 6:15 a.m. and sets at 7:10 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 6.7-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 14 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:30 a.m. — 9 h 40 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Southern Traverse — 6.1 mi
- Chilhowee — 6.1 mi
- Blue Horse Trail — 12.2 mi
- Yellow Horse Trail — 12.2 mi