I'm considering a section of the Alabama Pinhoti in mid December. My thinking is to start at Flagg Mountain and end at the US 431 crossing near Anniston. Logistics would be Megabus to Montgomery, shuttle from Coosa Hiker Hostel to their hostel and then the trailhead the next day. Hike north and then hitch (or shuttle?) from 431 to Anniston and then Amtrak back home.

Is this a nice enough section? It looks like there's a road walk near the southern terminus. Would I be better off skipping that? The AL Pinhoti website has a lot of info which I'm using to plan. Any tips on logistics would be helpful. I'm also debating between taking my 30F EE quilt or my 10F zPacks quilt - leaning toward the 10F since I don't like being cold.

Thanks for any insight/tips. This would be my first time on this trail.