Alabama trails · Boundary Trail
Boundary Trail
A 4.0-mile network in Alabama, with 771 ft of climbing. Reaches Faison Hill and other summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 2.7 and mile 4.0. It gives back about 806 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)
- Stanley Hill (summit)
Getting there
Boundary Trail access. About 52 min drive (21 mi, 3 of them unpaved) from Oxford. 33.67264, -85.74922 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:21 a.m., the sun rises at 6:46 a.m. and sets at 6:10 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:35 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 24 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.0-mile route takes roughly 1 h 53 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:39 a.m. — 9 h 31 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