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Chinnabee
Silent Trail
Anniston, AL- , meandering
up a hillside toward
Lake Chinnabee, showcases
the beauty of Talladega
National Forest. Along
the way, the wonders
of the forest are
revealed again and
again. Just when you
think it can’t
get any better, it
does. In the gorge
leading to the lake,
the trail clings to
rock walls on an elevated
wooden platform and
provides views of
several waterfalls.
Trail Surface: Dirt
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Bee
Branch Trail
Double Springs, AL-
in the Sipsey Wilderness
makes for a great
overnight trip. The
terrain is easy to
moderate over dirt
and rock trails through
a canyon and past
several small waterfalls,
culminating in the
Bee Branch Falls and
caves. There is an
excellent campsite
at the end of the
trail, just south
of the falls. Trail
Surface: Dirt path;
rocky through canyon.
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Trail
209 (Sipsey Fork Trail)
Double Springs, AL-
is the longest trail
in the Sipsey Wilderness,
following the flow
of the Sipsey River
through most of the
canyon, with waterfalls
and towering limestone
cliffs lining the
banks. Among a variety
of vegetation along
the trail are blackberry
bushes and muscadine
vines. Trail Surface:
Dirt path. Hiking
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Odum
Scout Trail
Anniston, AL-The scenery
and serenity of the
makes this one great
hike. Right from the
start, High Falls
adds to the splendor
of the scene—and
to the difficulty
of the hike, as the
route ascends stairs
to reach the top of
the falls. The path
then follows the ridgeline
of Cheaha Mountain,
with wildflowers displaying
all imaginable colors
and two bluffs providing
spectacular views.
Trail Surface: Rock
and dirt footpaths.
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Pinhoti
Trail: Cheaha State
Park to Cleburne
Anniston, AL- -This
section of trail starts
out in Alabama’s
highest mountains
at Cheaha State Park,
where it skirts around
the actual high point
of the state, Cheaha
Mountain. The Pinhoti
leaves the state park
to enter the Talladega
National Forest and
the Blue Mountain
Backcountry Area,
soon coming to a fine
trail shelter on the
shoulder of Blue Mountain
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Gulf
Coast Challenge
Gulf Shores, AL- -Of
all the states along
the Gulf of Mexico,
Alabama enjoys the
briefest segment of
coastline. Although
scant in mileage,
this sugary white
section of beachfront
has been prominent
throughout the history
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Lost
Falls Trail
Fort Payne, AL-The
takes you to Laurel
Falls, Lost Falls,
and Azalea Cascade.
Geological highlights
include Needle Eye
Rock, a boulder that
has split in half,
leaving an “eye.”
The trail also travels
by the CR Caves, small
cavelike overhangs
cut away over the
millennia by Laurel
Creek. Trail Surface:
Dirt path; some rocky
slopes. Hiking
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Cave
Creek Trail
Anniston, AL-The travels
the side of Hernandez
Peak for a trip that
takes you through
tunnels of rhododendron
bushes. You’ll
also enjoy excellent
views of the surrounding
mountains. The hiking
becomes difficult
from the Nubbin Creek
Trail junction on
Little Caney Head
to the end of the
trail at the Pinhoti
connector on Parker
High Point because
the trail has become
overgrown with thorn
bushes and shrubs.
Trail Surface: Dirt
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Skyway
Loop Trail
Anniston, AL- This
hike can be a pretty
good overnight trip
culminating in a visit
to Lake Chinnabee
Recreation Area, where
you can swim in the
pools formed by the
falls of Chinnabee
Creek. The hike includes
views of the surrounding
mountains as you travel
the ridgelines. Trail
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rock footpath Hiking
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Blue
Trail (South Rim Trail)
Birmingham, AL- Although
not the most difficult
trail at Oak Mountain
State Park, the Blue
Trail does have some
long, constant climbs
for the first two
miles of the trip
up the side of Double
Oak Mountain. Once
on top, with the help
of a little bushwhacking,
you will be rewarded
with superb views
of surrounding mountains
and the valley below.
Trail Surface: Dirt
path. Hiking
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North American wonders reach from from the lofty peaks
of the Cascade Mountain range to the watery paradise of Florida's Everglades.
The South American natural forces can be witnessed in
countless forms--you'll find them cascading over the Devil's Throat of
the Iguazu Falls, flooding Llanos grasslands.
The Australian Great Barrier Reef stretches to Papua
New Guinea, while New Zealand's Tongariro volcano towers above waves of
rugged hills.
The African Congo Basin is a network of swamps and emerald
forests as diverse as the four counterpoints it unifies. The European
and Middle Eastern natural histories include building castles on its rocky
peaks, painting frescoes in its caves, trading through its passes, and
perishing at its mercy.
The European and Middle Eastern natural
histories include building castles on its rocky peaks, painting frescoes
in its caves, trading through its passes, and perishing at its mercy.
The dual Asian power of nature is demonstrated through
the elements at play in Asia. Fire-spewing volcanoes raise new lands from
their summits.Ocean-worlds house water-kingdoms. Finally earth-bound and
sky-stretching mountains--figures of inspiration.
The Polar Regions are an icy wilderness where the frozen
fingertips of polar icecaps feel their way across stretches of land and
water, the Arctic and Antarctic form the polar regions of our globe.
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