Synopses & Reviews
No more excuses like "there's nowhere to go around here," "the woods are too far from the city," or "I don't have time to wander the trails." With 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Birmingham as your guide, you have dozens of places to hike to your heart's content, and most within an hour's drive or less.
60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Birmingham blows the lid off the myth that you can't have a great hike close to home. The Birmingham area may be ever-expanding, but there are still plenty of super hiking options: short hikes, long hikes, hikes for kids, urban hikes, rural hikes, wildlife hikes, historic hikes, and many others.
Inside you will find: trail descriptions that allow you to assess each trail before you hike it; GPS-based trail maps that provide you with accurate trail information; trail profiles that help you visualize altitude gain and loss; directions that lead you to the trailheads.
Whether you live in Birmingham, Anniston, Gadsden, or Tuscaloosa, 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Birmingham provides the information necessary for you to choose the perfect day hike, as well as maps, directions, trail lengths, hiking times, highlights, and a wealth of detail about the trail itself. So lace up those boots, sling that daypack, and hit the trail!
Synopsis
Including hikes near Anniston, Gadsden, Cullman, and Tuscaloosa, 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Birmingham reaches out to provide the best day hikes within an hour's drive of the Magic City. From mine-riddled Ruffner Mountain in the Eastwood/Irondale area to the blast furnaces of Tannehill State Park, area hiking paths cross hidden ore shafts, pass over vast deposits of coal, and circle immense limestone quarries. In fact, hiking in Birmingham almost always leads back to three things: iron, coal, and limestone-the history of the Birmingham area and all facets of its growth are welded to its vast mineral wealth. Those hikes, though, that have a minimal connection to iron and steel, such as the wild trails of Talladega National Forest, stake their reputation on a fourth natural resource: rugged physical beauty.
Synopsis
Packed with valuable tips and information, this handbook gives readers everything they need to get started. First, learn about the area's hiking possibilities, then consult the author's recommendations for special interest hikes--wildlife hikes, historic hikes, hikes for families, and more.
Synopsis
Packed with valuable tips and information,
60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Birmingham gives you everything you need to get started. First, learn about the area's hiking possibilities and the author's opinions about the best places to go. Then, consult the author's recommendations for special interest hikes--wildlife hikes, historic hikes, hikes for families, and more. Each hike profile provides essential details on length, hiking time, difficulty, solitude, and more. The author also includes personal notes on the hike, a detailed hike map, and clear directions to the trailhead.
About the Author
Russell Helms' lifelong interest in the outdoors and hiking have carried him along a variety of paths, from sections of the nearby Appalachian Trail of North Georgia all the way to the remote highlands of Ethiopia. An editor and freelance writer, he lives in Birmingham with his wife and two children.
Table of Contents
Foreword; Preface; Introduction; (1)Anniston City Park Lake Loop; (2) Ave Maria Grotto; (3) Bee Branch Trail; (4) Blue Mountain Bun Burner; (5) Borden Creek Trail; (6) Buckeye Trail; (7)Bunyon Hill; (8) Cave Creek/Pinhoti Loop; (9) Cheaha Lake Trail; (10)Chinnabee Silent Trail; (11) Civil Rights Walk; (12) Clear Creek Recreation Area Trail; (13)Coleman Lake Loop Trail;(14)Corinth Recreation Area Trail; (15)East Lake Park Loop; (16)Flint Creek A; (17) Flint Creek B; (18)Geology Trail; (19) Holt Lake Hike; (20) Homewood Greenway Trail; (21) Houston Recreation Area Trail; (22) Hunter Camp Trail; (23) Hurricane Creek; (24)Jefferson State Combo; (25) Jemison Park Nature Loop; (26) Kentuck Park Hike;(27) Lake Chinnabee Trail; (28) Lakeshore Trail; (29) Lakeside Park Loop; (30) Lickskillet Trail; (31) Magnolia Trail; (32) Marian Harnach Nature Trail; (33) Mitchell Ridge Area Trail; (34) Munny Sokol Park Trail; (35) Noccalula Falls Hike; (36) Nubbin Creek Loop; (37) Oak Hill Cemetery;(38) Oak Mountain Loop; (39) Odum Trail Hike/Bike; (40)Old Lake Loop; (41) Palisades Park Trail; (42) Payne Lake Nature Trail; (43) Peavine Falls Combo; (44) Pine Glen Recreation Area Trail; (45)Quarry Walk; (46) Randolph Trail; (47) Red Mountain Loop; (48)Red Mountain Ramble; (49) Rickwood Caverns Hike; (50) Ridge and Valley Combo; (51) Rippey Trail; (52)Sipsey River trail; (53) Slave Quarters Road Loop; (54) Sloss Furnace Trail; (55) Tannehill Iron Loop; (56) Thompson Creek Trail; (57) Tom Bevill Trail; (58) Tree Top Nature Trail; (59) Trllium/Hollow Tree Trail; (60) University of Alabama Arboretum