MotoRevRoute Scenic Staff Pick
Fort Morgan Road (AL 180)
Gulf Shores to Fort Morgan
- Distance
- 23 mi
- Riding Time
- 37 min
- Climb
- 223 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Surface
- Paved
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- October through May. Summer brings heat and beach traffic.
- Closures
- Can close during tropical storms and hurricanes.
- Fuel
- Fill up in Gulf Shores. Fuel is limited along the peninsula.
- Watch For
- Sand blown onto the road, crosswinds, and beach traffic turning in and out.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
AL 180 runs west from Gulf Shores along the Fort Morgan peninsula, between the Gulf of Mexico and Bon Secour Bay. It passes the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge and ends at Fort Morgan, the masonry fort that guarded the entrance to Mobile Bay during the Civil War. The Mobile Bay Ferry to Dauphin Island leaves from the end of the road.
Stops
- StartGulf Shores
- FinishFort Morgan
