Alabama trails · Nubbin Creek Hiking Trail

Nubbin Creek Hiking Trail

A 4.1-mile out-and-back in Alabama, with 1,184 ft of climbing. Reaches Parker High Point and other summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length

4.1 mi

Elevation gain

1,184 ft

Difficulty

Hard

Max grade

20%

Steepest mile

+468 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

1.3 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Bikes

Horses

Managed by

U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Parker High Point (summit)
Little Caney Head (summit)

Getting there

NUBBIN CREEK TH — parking nearby. About 51 min drive (25 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Oxford. 33.41674, -85.80584 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:21 a.m., the sun rises at 6:46 a.m. and sets at 6:11 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:36 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 24 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.2-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 13 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:59 a.m. — 7 h 11 min before sunset.