(Moderate / Around 1.5 hours / About 2 miles) Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve is becoming one of our more popular preserves – come see why! The route for this hike will take the group through the “flat” part of the preserve, exploring Driskell and Chasco Trails as well as parts of Terry and Moonshine Trails. […]
This hike has been canceled due to weather and trail conditions. We hope to see you on the trail when things dry up! (Moderate / 1.5 hours / About 2 miles) Fagan Creek is beautiful any time of the year, and January is no exception. The route for this hike will start at Cleermont Trailhead […]
This hike has been cancelled due to weather. After things clear up, we hope to see you back out on the trails! (Moderate / 2.5 hours / 4 miles) Wade Mountain Nature Preserve is one of those “well kept secrets” that many people don’t seem to know about. Come check out part of the east […]
(Moderate / 2.5 hours / 3.25 miles) Blevins Gap Nature Preserve provides some of the best views of Huntsville in the area. If you’ve not seen the city (and Jackson County to the east) from this vantage point, you’re going to want to check it out! This hike is rated moderate, but it does start […]
(Easy / Around 1 hour / 1.75 miles) 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, and – best of all – there are no hills! Mapping this hike shows it to […]
(Moderate / 2 hours / 2.4 miles) While there is some elevation change during this hike, it will primarily stick to the plateau part of the preserve on Green Mountain. Starting at Alum Hollow Trailhead, the hike will follow the edge of the plateau on Alum Hollow Trail. At its end, the group will take […]
(Moderate / 1.5 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 on the […]
(Moderate/ 1.5 – 2 hours / Around 2 miles) Join us for our first foraging outing of the year with hike leader Casey Lanier. As with last year’s hikes, you’ll learn about the basic principles of foraging and explore Bethel Spring Nature Preserve to observe the seasonal edible plants found along the trails. This hike […]
(Moderate / 2 hours / 3 miles) A Monday morning hike? Well, yes! Come join us at the Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve as we hike the “high trails” of what is rapidly becoming a springtime forest. Wildflowers are starting to bloom, and even a few trees are starting to bud out. Hike leader Julie Barnett […]
(Difficult / 2 hours / 2.5 miles) This hike will travel over trails that don’t get nearly as much traffic as those on the north end of Monte Sano Nature Preserve. You’ll start at Three Caves Trailhead and begin by climbing Waterline Trail. This trail is what gives the hike its “difficult” rating because, well, […]
Monday, March 13 – Friday, March 17 is the week of Spring Break for most of our local school systems so we're offering a series of Pop-Up Hikes. These easy to moderate hikes will be appropriate for mid-elementary-age hikers as well as older kids and adults and are led by Land Trust staff featuring a […]
(Moderate / 2 hours / Around 2 miles) Join us for a Members-only Wildflower Hike Series at Matthews Nature Preserve, a conservation property normally closed to the public. You will enjoy a relaxed pace stroll with Botanist Lynne Weninegar as your guide. Lynne will make frequent stops to identify and discuss the many spring wildflowers […]