Alabama trails · Muscle Shoals Reservation
Muscle Shoals Reservation
A 16.5-mile network in Alabama, with 151 ft of climbing. Reaches Georgia Falls and other spring/viewpoint/waterfall destinations. Managed by Other Federal.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,134 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Georgia Falls (waterfall)
- Valley Spring (spring)
- Wilson Dam Overlook (viewpoint)
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Getting there
Muscle Shoals Reservation junction. About 1 h 16 min drive (55 mi) from Hartselle. 34.79188, -87.63603 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:29 a.m., the sun rises at 6:55 a.m. and sets at 6:17 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:42 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 22 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 16.5-mile route takes roughly 6 h 11 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:05 p.m. — 5 h 12 min before sunset.