section 3 / snailtrail
northbound.

rebecca mountain / sylacauga.

hike info.

TRAILHEADS
S ~ 0.0 ~ TRAMMEL TRAILHEAD
N ~ 11.4 ~ BULL GAP TRAILHEAD
GUTHOOK
S ~ 28.8 ~ TRAMMEL TRAILHEAD
N ~ 40.6 ~ BULL GAP TRAILHEAD
DIRECTION ~ NORTHBOUND
ELEVATION ~ L 945’ ~ H 1241’
WOODS TRAIL ~ 0.0 ~ 11.4
ROAD WALK ~ 0.0
LANDMARK ~ REBECCA MTN

hike services.
CS ~ CONVEINENCE STORE
TT ~ TRAIL TOWN ~ 11.8
PO ~ 11.8
SC ~ SMALL CAMP ~ 0.4, 4.1
LC ~ LARGE CAMP ~ 10.6
TS ~ TRAIL SHELTER ~ 1PROPOSED
SW ~ SEASONAL WATER ~ 1.1
RW ~ RELIABLE WATER ~ 11.4

driving directions.
USE ODOMETER OR TRIP METER (NO REALLY!)
NORTHERN TERMINUS / FINISH HIKE.
PARK FINISH HIKE VEHICLE FIRST
11.4 ~ BULLS GAP TRAILHEAD
From the intersection of AL 21 and AL 148 in downtown
Sylacauga, AL, go east on AL 148 for 10.5 miles to the top of the
ridge, just past the 11-mile marker. There are two dirt roads here
on the left that are about 50' apart.
Turn left on the first dirt road, FS 607 / Old Rocky Mountain Road.
Go app. 50 yards to the trailhead parking area, on the left.

SOUTHERN TERMINUS / START HIKE.
PARK START HIKE VEHICLE
0.0 ~ TRAMMEL TRAILHEAD
From the Bull Gap Trailhead parking area, go back out to AL 148.
Turn Right.
Go 7.5 miles to FS 603. Turn left. You'll see a FS 603
sign on the right after you make the turn.
Go 2.6 miles to FS 603A. Turn left. When you come to the fork in
the road, with a yellow FS gate at the left fork, go right for 350’ to
the trailhead parking area.

trail town.
SYLACAUGA
11.8 ~ BULL GAP TRAILHEAD
Go left on AL 148 for 10.5 miles to Sylacauga.
US POST OFFICE
1 South Broadway
Sylacauga, AL 35150
256-245-4631

trail guide.
SOUTHERN TERMINUS ~ START HIKE
BEGIN TALLADEGA RANGER DISTRICT
BEGIN HOLLINS WILDLIFE MGT. AREA
BEGIN SOUTH TALLADEGA HIGHLANDS
BEGIN REBECCA MOUNTAIN
0.0 ~ TRAMMEL TRAILHEAD ~ 945'
Turn right from the Trailhead Parking Area and go 175 feet. The
trail goes into the woods on the left.
HISTORY 2009 ~ As planned, the Forest Service has purchased
the Evergreen tract from the Conservation Fund. The Pinhoti
Trail corridor through here is now protected by the USFS.
0.1 ~ INFO BOARD
There are a lot of switchbacks ahead so keep a sharp eye out for
blazes. Go left at the Info Board.
0.4 ~ BOGG AREA ~ SW
There is a patch of creek reeds down on the left with a good
seasonal spring running through it.
0.6 ~ FS ROAD
You’ll see a good FS gravel road running parallel to the trail,
down the hill to the left.
1.1 ~ SPRING ~ SW
SW ~ Down the hill to your left.
1.3 ~ RED COCKADED WOODPECKER NESTING AREA
This large Forest Service RCW nesting area is easily distinguishable by the heavily thinned forest with not much standing other than tall pines. It’s fairly likely that you will either see or hear the woodpeckers. Please try not to disturb them or their young families. With the abundance of tall grass you may also see snakes sunning themselves on the trail in the warmer months.
1.6 ~ RCW HILLCREST ~ PROPOSED SHELTER
1.9 ~ FS 675
2.4 ~ FS 675 AND FS 603B JUNCTION
2.5 ~ MACHINE DUG TRAIL
2.6 ~ FS BOUNDARY MARKER
3.2 ~ TRAIL NEARS RIDGELINE
3.4 ~ SWITCHBACK
3.5 ~ SWITCHBACK
4.2 ~ MACHINE DUG TRAIL ENDS AT ROADBED ~ LC
5.4 ~ JUNCTION ROADBED / WEST TOWER ROAD
5.7 ~ CONCRETE WEST TOWER ROAD / SAGE GAP
6.7 ~ CROSS RIDGE ROAD IN GAP EAST OF SAGE GAP
8.3 ~ CROSS RIDGE ROAD WEST OF WHITE GAP
8.7 ~ TRAIL CROSSES WHITE GAP ROAD
9.7 ~ HAND DUG TRAIL BEGINS
9.9 ~ JUNCTION NEW SPRING TRAIL AT DEEP GAP
10.0 ~ HIGH POINT ROCK OVERLOOK
10.1 ~ BROAD GAP
11.3 ~ AL 148 CROSSING ~ CS, TT, RW, HS ~ 1180’
Go straight across to FS 607 (dirt road on the left)
RW ~ go right on AL 148 1.0 miles to the Hatchet Creek bridge.
CS, TT, HS ~ Go left on AL 148 for 10.5 miles to Sylacauga.
11.4 ~ BULL GAP TRAILHEAD / AL 148 ~ 1241'
Follow FS 607 100 yards to the Trailhead parking area, on the left.
END REBECCA MOUNTAIN

NORTHERN TERMINUS / FINISH HIKE

​^ climb up.