PTA Site Map / etrail or snailtrail
The Pinhoti Trail
A Southeast Region Appalachian Trail Connector
Northbound snailtrail / Section 2
Northern Terminus / Finish Hike
22.9 ~ FS 603A Trailhead
13.1 ~ AL 21 / CR 41 Trailhead
Southern Terminus / Start Hike
Reference Points ~ Holman Crossroads, Hollins, AL
Hike Distance ~ 9.8 Miles
Hiking Time vs Distance ~ 30 minutes = 1 mile
Trail Blazes ~ Light Blue Vertical Rectangles
Trail Description ~ Easy ~ Road Walk
Driving Directions
For a weekend section hike, you may want to bring two vehicles to the trail so that you can shuttle
yourselves from one end of your chosen section to the other. First, you will need to park your
“finish hike vehicle” at your section’s northern terminus and then drive your “start hike vehicle” down
to your section’s southern terminus.
Northern Terminus / Park Finish Hike Vehicle First
22.9 ~ FS 603A TRAILHEAD
Begin from the old downtown district of Sylacauga, AL at the intersection of AL 21 and AL 148.
Go south on AL 21 for 1.9 miles to CR 511. Turn left.
Go 3.3 miles to Trammel Motorway / FS 603. Turn Left.
Go 1.4 miles to FS 603A. Turn right.
Go 0.6 miles to a fork in the road with a gate blocking the left fork. This is the FS 603A
Trailhead parking area. Please don’t block the gate.
Southern Terminus / Park Start Hike Vehicle
13.1 ~ AL 21 / CR 41 TRAILHEAD
From the FS 603A Trailhead parking area, go 0.6 miles back out to FS 603. Turn left.
Go 1.9 miles to CR 511. Turn Left.
Go 2.3 miles to CR 4. Turn right.
Go 5.5 miles to the AL 21 / CR 41 Trailhead. You should ask for permission to park here at Slim
and Slicks Bar-B-Que.
Hiking Directions
Southern Terminus / Start Hike
13.1 ~ AL 21 / CR 41 TRAILHEAD ~ TT
Starting from the Slim and Slicks side of AL 21, the road walk begins by going straight across
AL 21 on CR 41.
You can go left on AL 21 for 50 yards to Slim and Slicks Bar-B-Que, on the left. Open Thursday,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
TT ~ Go left (north) on AL 21 appx. 6.0 miles to Sylacauga, AL.
13.3 ~ PASS CR 74
13.8 ~ PASS HIGH TENSION POWER LINE
15.1 ~ PASS CR 74
15.2 ~ US 280 CROSSING
The road walk goes straight across the 4 lane highway.
16.7 ~ PASS CR 66
CR 41 has now become CR 4 at Holman Crossroads.
18.6 ~ CR 511 ~ CS, TT
Go left on CR 511 at the stop sign.
CS ~ Go Left on CR 511 5.6 miles to a large convenience store at AL 21.
TT ~ Go left on CR 511 7.5 miles to Sylacauga, AL
20.4 ~ PASS ROCKY TOWER ROAD
This road is on the right.
20.9 ~ TRAMMEL MOTORWAY / FS 603
Turn right on the motorway.
21.0 ~ NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR CROSSING
21.3 ~ POWER LINE CROSSING
21.8 ~ END OF PAVEMENT
You have now crossed over the southwest boundary into the Talladega National Forest.
22.3 ~ FS 603A
Turn right on FS 603A. For the time beign, thru hikers can bypass this turn and continue on up
to AL 148 (Section 3, mile 26.1).
22.9 ~ FS 603A TRAILHEAD
When you come to the fork in the road with a gate at the left fork, you are at the trailhead
parking area.
Northern Terminus / Finish Hike
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Section 2 Hike Planner
CS ~ Convenience Store
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TT ~ Trail Town
13.1, 18.6
SC ~ Small Camp
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LC ~ Large Camp
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TS ~ Trail Shelter
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SW ~ Seasonal Water
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RW ~ Reliable Water
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HS ~ Hot Shower
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