Alabama trails · Chilhowee
Chilhowee
A 4.8-mile out-and-back in Alabama, with 512 ft of climbing. Reaches Washer Hill.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 74% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 1.6. It gives back about 336 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Washer Hill (summit)
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 6:16 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 9.5-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 03 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:19 a.m. — 8 h 51 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Tortoise + Trillium + Chilhowee — 7.1 mi loop, 506 ft gain
- Chilhowee + Bull Frog + Cassidy — 7.5 mi loop, 261 ft gain
- Chilhowee + Southern Traverse + Oval Office — 16.2 mi loop, 1,860 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Southern Traverse — 0.3 mi
- Boundary Trail — 6.1 mi
- Chinnabee Silent Hiking Trail — 12.6 mi
- Nubbin Creek Hiking Trail — 15.6 mi