Alabama · Hiking

White Trail

2.4 mi
distance
10 ft
climb
1,778 ft
high point
Lollipop
route
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
best months

Caution today

Weather is marginal · OpenWeather · checked 10 h ago

Is White Trail open right now?

Alert in the area

The National Park Service lists an alert for Little River Canyon National Preserve.

  • SEASONAL SAFETY MESSAGE

    Park alert covering Little River Canyon National Preserve · NPS · Little River Canyon National Preserve

As of · Source: NPS · Little River Canyon National Preserve. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

White Trail is a loop hike in northeast Alabama's DeSoto State Park, inside the boundary of Little River Canyon National Preserve. The loop runs about 2.4 miles and is rated easy, and bikes are allowed on it. The route stays between roughly 1,470 and 1,780 feet in elevation. Its steepest stretch reaches about an 11 percent grade around two-thirds of a mile in, and the rest of the loop is gentler than that. Fall is the most comfortable time to go. A nearby weather station at Valley Head typically averages October highs around 72°F and lows near 48°F. That station sits several hundred feet below the trail, so temperatures on the loop run somewhat cooler. Silver Trail starts about 0.1 mile away, and the Family Bike Loop is about 0.3 mile away. Climbers can head to Winter Wall roughly 2 miles off, and paddlers can try the East Fork Little River about 4 miles away.

  • Best time to go · Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov

    Best time to visit White Trail

    Best months: March–June and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      49° / 30°

      12 wet

    2. Feb

      53° / 32°

      12 wet

    3. Mar

      61° / 39°

      12 wet

    4. Apr

      70° / 46°

      11 wet

    5. May

      77° / 55°

      11 wet

    6. Jun

      83° / 63°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      86° / 67°

      12 wet

    8. Aug

      86° / 66°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      81° / 60°

      8 wet

    10. Oct

      72° / 48°

      8 wet

    11. Nov

      60° / 38°

      9 wet

    12. Dec

      52° / 33°

      11 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Valley Head, AL, 4.7 mi away at 1,121 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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