Alabama trails · Coosa Trail
Coosa Trail
A 11.5-mile out-and-back in Alabama, with 297 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,415 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Coosa Trail access. 32.89428, -86.41776 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:54 a.m., the sun rises at 6:19 a.m. and sets at 7:12 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:37 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 53 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 23.0-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 48 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:07 p.m. — 4 h 04 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Pinhoti National Recreation Trail — 9.8 mi
- Pinhoti Nrt Section 10 — 29.2 mi