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The Pinhoti Trail
A Southeast Region Appalachian Trail Connector

Northbound etrail  /  Section 8
Northern Terminus / Finish Hike
106.2 ~ South FS 500 Trailhead
96.7 ~ US 431 Trailhead
Southern Terminus / Start Hike

Reference Points ~ Interstate 20, Oxford, AL
Hike Distance ~ 9.5 Miles
Hiking Time vs Distance ~ 30 Minutes = 1 Mile
Trail Blazes ~ Light Blue Vertical Rectangles
Trail Description ~ Moderate ~ Foothills, Watersheds, Short Climbs

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
106.2 ~ SOUTH FS 500 TRAILHEAD
    Exit I-20 at US 431, east of Oxford, AL.
    Go north on US 431 for 0.3 miles to the stop sign at US 78. Turn right.
    Go 5.3 miles to a paved road on the left, just before the overhead bridge at the top of the ridge.
    Turn left.
    Go 0.1 miles to the stop sign at AL 281.
    Go straight across onto the dirt road, FS 500.
    Go 0.1 miles to the South FS 500 Trailhead parking area, on the right.

Southern Terminus / Park Start Hike Vehicle
96.7 ~ US 431 TRAILHEAD
    From the South FS 500 Trailhead parking area, go left 0.1 miles back out to AL 281. Turn left.
    Go 6.7 miles to the first paved road on the left past the US 431 bridge. Turn Left.
    Go 0.4 miles to the stop sign at US 431. Turn left.
    Go 0.6 miles to a dirt road, FS 585, on the left. Turn left.
    Go 0.1 miles to the US 431 Trailhead parking area, on the left.





Hiking Directions
Southern Terminus / Start Hike
96.7 ~ US 431 TRAILHEAD / FS 585 ~ 885'
    The north trail begins from the trailhead parking area by following the downhill dirt road,
    FS 585, for 0.1 miles to US 431. The trail crosses US 431 and goes to the right 10 yards, then
    goes back in the woods on the left.
96.9 ~ SPRING / BOG CROSSING
    Seasonal Water
98.5 ~ FS 518 CROSSING ~ 1080'
99.0 ~ CAMPSITE / SPRING CROSSING
    Small Camp, Seasonal Water
100.5 ~ CAMPSITE / SPRING CROSSING
    Small Camp, Seasonal Water
101.0 ~ I-20 CROSSING ~ 1074'
    Go left over the bridge. Turn right on the first dirt road. Go 25 feet and then go back in the
    woods on the left.
102.0 ~ CREEK CROSSING
    Reliable Water
102.1 ~ GREENSTONE SHELTER (proposed) ~ LC, TS
102.3 ~ RIO GRANDE CROSSING
    Large Camp, Reliable Water
103.3 ~ AL 281 CROSSING ~ 990'
104.4 ~ CAMPSITE
    Small Camp
105.0 ~ SPRING CROSSING
    Seasonal Water
105.6 ~ TRANSPONDER POWER LINE ~ 1200’
105.8 ~ POWER LINE CROSSING ~ 1100'
106.0 ~ US 78 BRIDGE – HEFLIN ~ 935'
    Go left across the US 78 bridge and turn right on FS 500. Go 0.1 miles to the South FS 500
    Trailhead parking area, on the right.
106.2 ~ SOUTH FS 500 TRAILHEAD ~ 935’
Northern Terminus / Finish Hike
Millennium
Legacy Trail