Alabama trails · Chinnabee Silent Hiking Trail
Chinnabee Silent Hiking Trail
A 5.8-mile out-and-back in Alabama, with 1,292 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 60% of the ascent, between mile 3.9 and mile 5.8.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
CHINNABEE SILENT HIKING TRAIL access — parking nearby. 33.45854, -85.87293 · 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 7:10 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 11.6-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 35 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:51 a.m. — 7 h 19 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Pinhoti Nrt — 3.7 mi
- Pinhoti Trail — 3.7 mi
- Skyway Motorway — 3.7 mi
- Skyway Loop Hiking Trail — 3.7 mi