(Moderate / 2 hours / Around 3 miles) The view from Devil’s Racetrack Trail is not one to be missed, especially with much of the view cleared by leaf-fall! If you haven’t seen it yet, join us for a hike up the Devil’s Racetrack Trail. We’ll start at the Spragins Hollow Trailhead, and stay on […]
Bring a snack and a sketchpad/nature journal (optional) and join us for a monthly Homeschool Teen Hike! Led by Land Trust hike leader Bri Cobert, this will be a casual walk. The group will stop during the hike to sketch, take pictures, or just appreciate the scenery – don’t expect a fast pace the whole […]
(Moderate / 1.5 to 2 hours / 1.5 miles) Rainbow Mountain Nature Preserve, “hidden” just a short distance from downtown Madison, is a favorite hiking destination for folks in the area looking to get on the trail while staying close to home. Participants during this hike will travel along one of the most popular trails […]
(Easy / Around 1 hour / 1.2 miles) How much can you learn about nature in a North Alabama autumn when the leaves are fallen and animals are bedding down for the winter? A lot more than you'd think! Break up your week with a hike on the beautiful Wildflower Trail with one of Land […]
Note: The date for this hike has changed. It has moved from the 9th to the 16th of November. (Moderate/2 hours/Around 3 miles) As we look more toward winter, there are still treats to be found in the forest, but you have to know where to look! Join forager Casey Lanier at the Fanning Trailhead […]
(Moderate/around 3 hours/around 6 miles) Come and check out Land Trust's newest trail on Green Mountain Nature Preserve! Beginning at the Astalot trailhead, be prepared for a beautiful morning climbing the west side of Green Mountain. This trail ascends a total of six hundred feet in elevation, but there are plenty of comfortable sections along […]
Join us for a Thanksgiving Day tradition! Get ready for your Thanksgiving feast by starting the morning off with a Monte Sano hike led by Land Trust volunteers and staff. We’ll start out at Bankhead Trailhead and work our way down the mountain to Three Caves on Alms House Trail. Please note this hike does […]
(Easy / Around 1 hour / 1.75 miles) After all the feasting of this week, come out to Harvest for an easy, breezy hike. Harvest Square Nature Preserve has a lot of things about it that appeal to the casual hiker: Its trails are relatively easy to walk on, there’s not a lot of mileage, […]
(Moderate / Around 1.5 hours / Around 2 miles) 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 the […]
Bring a snack and a sketchpad/nature journal (optional) and join us for a monthly Homeschool Teen Hike! Led by Land Trust hike leader Bri Cobert, this will be a casual walk. The group will stop during the hike to sketch, take pictures, or just appreciate the scenery – don’t expect a fast pace the whole […]
(Moderate / about 2 hours / around 2 miles) At the end of the year, we begin to look toward the future, and the future for Land Trust of North Alabama will center a large part on Hickory Cove Nature Preserve, the site of our forthcoming Nature Discovery Center. Hikers will walk this preserve’s primary […]
(Easy / around 1 hour / around 1 mile) How much can you learn about nature in a North Alabama autumn when the leaves are fallen and animals are bedding down for the winter? A lot more than you'd think! Finish out the fall with a hike on the beautiful Cold Spring Trail with one […]
