Alabama trails · Flat Rock Trail
Flat Rock Trail
A 8.8-mile out-and-back in Alabama, with 476 ft of climbing. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 74% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 2.9. It gives back about 304 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
Flat Rock Trail access. 34.70284, -86.49485 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:52 a.m., the sun rises at 6:17 a.m. and sets at 7:14 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:39 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 56 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 17.6-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 59 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:16 p.m. — 5 h 57 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Flat Rock Trail + Flat Rock Connector + Goat Trail — 7.0 mi loop, 927 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Arrowhead Trail — 2.7 mi
- McKay Hollow Trail — 3.0 mi
- Vernado Trail — 3.4 mi
- Fanning Trail — 3.4 mi