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Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail

Local route42 km · 26 miBest Oct–May

Next nearby hike: Rosemary Dunes Trail 0.2 mi · 0.4 kmExplore Alabama →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Oct–May · highs 15–25 °C (59–77 °F)

  1. J15°10°114
  2. F16°12°140
  3. M18°14°138
  4. A21°18°105
  5. M25°22°100
  6. J28°25°150
  7. J29°26°175
  8. A29°26°173
  9. S28°24°176
  10. O24°20°119
  11. N20°16°106
  12. D17°12°122

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail is a local hiking route of about 42 km (26 mi) in Alabama, United States of America. It lies about 4.0 km southwest of Orange Beach. It connects with Rattlesnake Ridge Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
42 km · 26 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
4.0 km SW of Orange Beach (Baldwin County, Alabama) · GeoNames
Connects to
Rattlesnake Ridge Trail (at its start or end)
Best months
Oct–May
Country
United States of America
Region
Alabama
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
30.2676, -87.6337
Route start
30.2767, -87.6093
OpenStreetMap
relation 14192160
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Rosemary Dunes Trail

0.2 mi · 0.4 km · Alabama

Gulf Oak Ridge Trail

2.7 mi · 4.3 km · Alabama

Gopher Tortoise Trail

3.2 mi · 5.1 km · Alabama

Coyote Crossing

4.8 mi · 7.7 km · Alabama

Cycle Path

19 mi · 31 km · Gulf Islands National Seashore

Florida NST

27 mi · 44 km · Gulf Islands National Seashore

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