Alabama trails · Pinhoti Nrt

Pinhoti Nrt

A 120.0-mile point-to-point in Alabama, with 1,624 ft of climbing. Reaches Hernandez Peak and other lake/pass/summit destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length

120.0 mi

Elevation gain

1,624 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

38%

Steepest mile

+762 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

25.8 mi

Shape

point-to-point

Managed by

U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 17,204 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

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

Reaches

Hernandez Peak (summit)
Maxwell Gap (pass)
Clairmont Gap (pass)
Lanie Gap (pass)
Ironston Gap (pass)
Adams Gap (pass)
Chandler Gap (pass)
McDill Point (summit)
Jogloma Lake (lake)
Terrapin Creek Lake Number 31 (lake)

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

PINHOTI ADAMS GAP TH — parking nearby. 33.40461, -85.87456 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:51 a.m., the sun rises at 6:16 a.m. and sets at 7:10 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:35 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 54 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 120.0-mile route works out to roughly 45 h 16 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.

Loop options

Pinhoti Trail + PINHOTI NRT — 6.0 mi loop, 1,493 ft gain