Clockwise Hytop Metric Loop |
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| Description: The Hytop Loop is 62 miles and has some of the most beautiful and unusual roads in the area, lightly traveled with good pavement. The loop is mostly gently rolling but includes several hills and one long climb, a 10% average grade 1.5 mile mountain at the halfway point. Most of the descending takes place near the end on a three-mile descent. | |||
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Directions to start (about 40 minutes from the Huntsville city limits): Travel East on HWY-72 to AL-65 (~11 miles, two miles past Gurley) and turn Left/North Travel North on AL-65 to "T" intersection with AL-146 (~18 miles) |
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| Miles | Turn | Description | Leg |
| 0.0 | North | into Tennessee on AL-65 | 14.0 |
| 11.0 | Continue | AL-65 becomes TN-97 at Tennessee state line | - |
| 14.0 | Left | on Owens Lane (Watch! On fast downhill straight) | 1.0 |
| 15.0 | Right | on Elora Road at "T" (no sign) | 1.2 |
| 16.0 | Continue | Elora Road becomes Main Street in Huntland | - |
| 16.2 | Rest Stop | optional, on Main Street | - |
| 16.2 | Right-Right-Left | on Banks Street to Alabama Street heading East | 1.3 |
| 16.7 | Continue | Alabama Street becomes Beans Creek Road | - |
| 17.5 | Right | on Hickory Grove Road | 3.0 |
| 20.5 | Left | to continue on Hickory Grove Road | 1.0 |
| 21.5 | Right | on Buncombe Road at "T" (no sign) | 5.6 |
| 27.1 | Right | on Crawford Lane | 0.6 |
| 27.7 | Right | on Shockley Road | 0.5 |
| 28.2 | Left | on Roggli Road | 0.1 |
| 28.3 | Right | on Farris Lane | 0.7 |
| 29.0 | Right | on Farris Chapel Road | 1.0 |
| 30.0 | Right | on TN-16 / Rowe Gap Road | 25.0 |
| 30.5 | Climb | the Cumberland Plateau ~ 10% grade for 1.5 miles | - |
| 32.7 | Rest Stop | at "Pure" Market, on right, 0.7 mile after summit | - |
| 44.5 | Continue | TN-16 becomes AL-79 at Alabama state line | - |
| 55.0 | Right | on AL-146 | 7.0 |
| 55.0 | Rest Stop | at convenience store | - |
| 58.3 | Descend | the Cumberland Plateau | - |
| 62.0 | Finish | at AL-65 (left turn) | - |