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The Pinhoti Trail
A Southeast Region Appalachian Trail Connector

Northbound etrail  /  Section 5
Northern Terminus / Finish Hike
67.8 ~ Adams Gap Trailhead
52.3 ~ Porter's Gap Trailhead
Southern Terminus / Start Hike

Reference Points ~ Talladega Mountain, Talladega, AL
Hike Distance ~ 15.5 Miles
Hiking Time vs Distance ~ 30 minutes = 1 mile
Trail Blazes ~ Light Blue Vertical Rectangles
Trail Description ~ Difficult ~ Dry Rocky Ridges, Long Climbs, Rock Gardens

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
67.8 ~ ADAMS GAP TRAILHEAD
    Exit I-20 at US 431, east of Oxford, AL.
    Go south 3.4 miles to the second right turn past the overhead bridge at the top of the ridge.
    Turn right (there is a brown Cheaha State Park sign here).
    Go 0.4 miles to the stop sign at AL 281. Turn left.
    Go 17.9 miles to the end of the pavement.
    This is the Adams Gap Trailhead parking area.

Southern Terminus / Park Start Hike Vehicle
52.3 ~ PORTER’S GAP TRAILHEAD
    From the Adams Gap Trailhead parking area, go across AL 281 to the small downhill paved road.
    Go 1.5 miles to the first paved road on the right, Blue Ridge Road. Turn right.
    Go 1.2 miles to the stop sign at CR 12. Turn right.
    Go 6.7 miles to the stop sign at CR 209. Turn right.
    Go 3.2 miles to the stop sign at AL 77. Turn right.
    Go 1.2 miles to the Porter’s Gap Trailhead parking area, on the right.





Hiking Directions
Southern Terminus / Start Hike
52.3 ~ PORTER'S GAP TRAILHEAD / AL 77
    (Talladega Mountain) The north trail begins at the right side of the parking area.
55.5 ~ SKYWAY ROAD ~ 858’
    Go left to the bridge.
55.7 ~ TALLADEGA CREEK BRIDGE – 843’
    Cross the bridge and go straight on FS 600 for 0.2 miles.
    Large Camp, Reliable Water ~ See the property owners at the cabin on the south east corner
    of the bridge.
55.9 ~ FS 600 TURNOFF ~ 870'
    The trail goes back in the woods on the left.
56.4 ~ CAMPSITE ~ 1130'
    Small Camp
57.2 ~ FS 600 CROSSING ~ 1410'
57.5 ~ CAMPSITE / SPRING CROSSING
    Small Camp, Seasonal Water
58.6 ~ FS 600 CROSSING ~ 1480'
58.9 ~ SPRING CROSSING ~ 1400'
    Seasonal Water
59.1 ~ ROCK GARDEN ~ 1410’
61.2 ~ CLAIRMONT GAP ~ 1356'
    Go left on the dirt road, FS 600, through intersection of the paved road. The trail re-enters
    the woods on left.
63.7 ~ FS 600 CROSSING ~ 1580'
64.4 ~ FS 600 CROSSING ~ 1750'
66.2 ~ DOUBLE SPRING CROSS ~ 1260'
    Large Camp, Seasonal Water
67.6 ~ SKYWAY LOOP TRAIL ~ 1400'
    The Pinhoti turns right at this intersection.
    Seasonal Water ~ Go left 100 yards on the SLT.
    Large Camp, Reliable Water ~ Go left 0.9 miles on the SLT.
67.8 ~ ADAMS GAP TRAILHEAD / AL 281 ~ 1457'
Northern Terminus / Finish Hike
Millennium
Legacy Trail