Alabama trails · Peavine Falls Trail
Peavine Falls Trail
A 2.4-mile out-and-back in Alabama, with 459 ft of climbing. Reaches Johnson Mountain and other summit/waterfall destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Johnson Mountain (summit)
- Peavine Falls (waterfall)
Getting there
Peavine Falls Trail access — parking nearby. About 27 min drive (10 mi) from Alabaster. 33.32484, -86.75822 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:25 a.m., the sun rises at 6:50 a.m. and sets at 6:15 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:39 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 24 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.8-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 14 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:04 a.m. — 9 h 11 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Peavine Falls Trail + Red/Green Connector + West Ridge Trail — 2.0 mi loop, 126 ft gain
- Fire Pits + Jekyll 'n Hyde + Peavine Falls Trail — 2.3 mi loop, 340 ft gain
- Fire Pits + Jekyll 'n Hyde + Peavine Falls Trail — 6.1 mi loop, 1,195 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Foothills Trail — 1.4 mi
- Shackleford Point Trail — 1.6 mi
- South Rim Trail — 3.8 mi
- Moss Rock Preserve Orange Trail — 6.4 mi