Alabama trails · Skyway Loop Hiking Trail
Skyway Loop Hiking Trail
A 6.5-mile out-and-back in Alabama, with 659 ft of climbing. Reaches Adams Gap. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 44% of the ascent falls between mile 4.4 and mile 6.6. It gives back about 678 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Adams Gap (pass)
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 13.1-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 31 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:47 a.m. — 7 h 23 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Pinhoti Nrt — 0.0 mi
- Pinhoti Trail — 0.0 mi
- Skyway Motorway — 0.0 mi
- Chinnabee Silent Hiking Trail — 3.7 mi