Gilliam Loop

Gilliam Loop: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Gilliam Loop

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Gilliam Loop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.48314, -85.60416. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gilliam Loop

• Desoto State Park · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~3 km · Must-see
• Little River Canyon National Preserve · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~12 km · Must-see
• Little River Falls · waterfall · DeKalb · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fort Payne Main Street Historic District · fort · DeKalb · ~15 km · Must-see
• Manitou Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~16 km · Must-see
• McLemore Cove · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~26 km · Must-see
• James H."Sloppy" Floyd State Park · park · Chattooga · ~31 km · Must-see
• Paradise Garden · church · Chattooga · ~33 km · Must-see
• Taylor Ridge · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~34 km · Must-see
• Petty John's Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ellison's Cave · cave · DeKalb · ~37 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain Project · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Straight Gut Valley · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~46 km · Must-see
• Taylor Ridge · viewpoint · Walker · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lavender Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Big Texas Valley · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gilliam Loop

Other treks near Gilliam Loop

• Pinhoti Trail · trek · Cleburne · ~79 km · Must-see
• Fiery Gizzard Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~102 km
• Desoto Scout Trail · trek · DeKalb · ~1 km
• Chalet Trail · trek · DeKalb · ~1 km
• Green Trail · trek · DeKalb · ~2 km
• The Knob Exit Trail · trek · DeKalb · ~2 km
• Red Trail · trek · DeKalb · ~3 km
• Blue Trail · trek · DeKalb · ~3 km
• Orange Trail · trek · DeKalb · ~3 km
• Orange Silver Connector · trek · DeKalb · ~3 km

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