Alabama trails · Key Mill Horse Loop
Key Mill Horse Loop
A 9.4-mile loop in Alabama, with 234 ft of climbing. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 6.3 and mile 9.4. It gives back about 587 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:55 a.m., the sun rises at 6:21 a.m. and sets at 7:16 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:42 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 55 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.4-mile route takes roughly 3 h 35 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:56 a.m. — 9 h 20 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Pine Torch Horse Loop — 5.0 mi
- Sipsey Wild Hiking Trail — 9.8 mi
- Thompson Creek Wild Hiking — 13.6 mi