Alabama trails · Conecuh Trail
Conecuh Trail
A 5.3-mile out-and-back in Alabama, with 91 ft of climbing. Reaches Buck Pond and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 5.3 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Buck Pond (lake)
- Ditch Pond (lake)
Getting there
CONECUH LAKE SHORE LOOP TRAIL access. 31.08973, -86.54440 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:23 a.m., the sun rises at 6:48 a.m. and sets at 6:15 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:40 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 28 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.6-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 00 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:48 a.m. — 7 h 28 min before sunset.
Loop options
- CONECUH TRAIL + CONECUH SOUTH LOOP TRAIL — 5.2 mi loop, 358 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Conecuh Lake Shore Loop Trail — 0.0 mi
- Conecuh North Shore Loop Trail — 4.7 mi