(Moderately difficult / 2 hours / 2 miles) Care to take one more hike in 2024? Bethel Spring Nature Preserve has one of the most beautiful waterfalls on any of the Land Trust preserves and one of the largest in Madison County. This hike will start with an easy walk on Bethel Creek Loop Trail. […]
(Easy / around 1 hour / around 1 mile) How much can you learn about nature in a North Alabama winter when the leaves are fallen and animals are bedded down? A lot more than you'd think! Finish out the year with a hike on the beautiful Cold Spring Trail with one of Land Trust's […]
Happy New Year from the Land Trust of North Alabama! Start 2025 with some time out at Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve. Individuals and families are welcome to come out for a self-guided hike on any of our trails, and be sure to stop by our table for some cookies and hot cocoa. For those with […]
Spend an afternoon at Wade Mountain as we use our senses to explore the forests of northeast Alabama! Among other activities, we'll investigate sound mapping, a family-friendly activity that is a technique to listen to your environment’s soundscape and discover more of the nature around you. In addition to our ears, we'll look, touch, and smell as […]
(Moderate / Around 1.5 hours / Around 2 miles) The Monte Sano Nature Preserve doesn’t have many trails that are relatively level, but this hike will be along one of them! This hike will start at the Bankhead Trailhead and is simply an “out and back” on the Bluff Line Trail. This is one of […]
(Moderately difficult / 2 hours / 2 miles) Bethel Spring Nature Preserve has one of the most beautiful waterfalls on any of the Land Trust preserves and one of the largest in Madison County. This hike will start with an easy walk on the Bethel Creek Loop Trail. Things get a bit more challenging though […]
(Moderate/Around 1.5 hours/ About 2 miles) Join us on a climb up the north side of Monte Sano on a crisp January afternoon! One of the favorite trails of our trail running groups is Oak Park, which you'll follow until you get to the northern fork of the Buzzard's Roost Trail, which features a small […]
Land Trust of North Alabama is pleased to present a talk from Dr. Bernie Kuhajda of the Tennessee Aquarium. The Southeast has amazing aquatic biodiversity, with the Tennessee River system as the best of the best. We have an underwater rain forest right in our backyard! Many factors contribute to this global biodiversity hotspot, including […]