Alabama is undergoing a trails renaissance—find out how

ByPat Byington
LAST UPDATED05/31/24

Reviewed by: Patience Itson

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Red Rock Trail System — Connecting Birmingham one trail at a time. (Jacob Blankenship / Bham Now)

Alabama is in the midst of a trails renaissance. Not a month goes by without a trail groundbreaking or ribbon cutting somewhere within the four corners of the state.

Projects vary from a simple neighborhood trail in Birmingham to the reopening of the Flagg Mountain Fire Tower in Coosa County.

In this three-part series about Alabama trails, we are going to take a look at Alabama’s ever-expanding trail movement, why it matters and how you can get involved.

Check out our first story about Alabama undergoing a trail renaissance.

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Pat Byington

Longtime conservationist. Former Executive Director at the Alabama Environmental Council and Wild South. Publisher of the Bama Environmental News for more than 18 years. Career highlights include playing an active role in the creation of Alabama's Forever Wild program, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dugger Mountain Wilderness, preservation of special places throughout the East through the Wilderness Society and the strengthening (making more stringent) the state of Alabama's cancer risk and mercury standards.

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