3. Selma AL to Sylacauga AL

Selma AL to Sylacauga AL – 170 miles

Leaving Selma you will soon enter the Oakmulgee district of Talladega National Forest. The terrain becomes more rolling and the soil changes to a clay mixture which can become very slippery during rainy seasons. Stop at Heiberger Grocery for a true southern experience with its small lunchtime grill and adjacent deer processing operation. After some rolling and narrower jeep roads and a water crossing, continue eastward to Thorsby, AL. Following a series of rolling county roads, a prime stretch of dirt brings you to a historic fire tower atop 1,000-foot- high Flagg Mountain, signifying the southern beginning of the Appalachian Mountain Range. The nearby terminus of the Pinhoti Trail connects backpackers with the Appalachian Trail in Georgia. Leaving Flagg Mountain, you have the option of choosing an alternate harder section known as Red Sand Road with seasonally slippery mud trails and deep ruts before arriving in Sylacauga, AL.

Barber Motorcycle Museum

663 ft

Flagg Mtn CCC Camp

888 ft

Flagg Mtn Lookout Tower

1,146 ft

Heiberger Grocery & Gas M-F only

194 ft

Lawley AL - Food & Gas

325 ft

Oakmulgee Creek Crossing

226 ft

Paul Grist Park

461 ft

Pinhoti Outdoor Center

888 ft

Selma AL - Food, Gas, Lodging

130 ft

SE03 ALT Harder - Red Sand Rd

8.8 mi
643 ft
-534 ft

River Run Campground

381 ft

SE03 EXT - Flagg Mtn Lookout Tower

0.9 mi
127 ft
-129 ft

Thorsby AL - Food & Gas

697 ft

Sylacauga AL - Food, Gas, Lodging

548 ft

SE03 - Selma AL to Sylacauga AL

168.3 mi
4,191 ft
-3,754 ft

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