Ft Payne, AL Birding Trails and Maps

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Aldridge Creek Greenway

6.54 mi
State: AL
Asphalt, Concrete

Big Cove Creek Greenway

2.8 mi
State: AL
Asphalt, Concrete

Chief Ladiga Trail

32.65 mi
State: AL
Asphalt

Flint River Greenway

1.8 mi
State: AL
Asphalt, Concrete

Guild-Hardy Trail

5 mi
State: TN
Gravel

Historic Bridgeport Walking Trail

0.8 mi
State: AL
Asphalt, Cinder, Concrete

Kingfisher Trail

0.6 mi
State: GA
Concrete

Mount Berry Trail

1.8 mi
State: GA
Asphalt

Silver Comet Trail

61.65 mi
State: GA
Asphalt, Concrete

Simms Mountain Trail

9 mi
State: GA
Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel, Sand

South Chickamauga Creek Greenway

13.7 mi
State: TN
Asphalt, Boardwalk, Gravel

Sunset Drive Trail

3.7 mi
State: AL
Asphalt, Concrete

Tennessee Riverwalk

13 mi
State: TN
Concrete

Viking Trail

3.5 mi
State: GA
Concrete

Ridge Ferry Trail

4.5 mi
State: GA
Asphalt

Tennessee River Greenway

1.4 mi
State: AL
Asphalt

Little Cove Road Greenway

5 mi
State: AL
Asphalt

Atwood Linear Park

0.8 mi
State: AL
Asphalt

Levee Trail (GA)

1.8 mi
State: GA
Asphalt, Concrete

Silver Creek Trail

0.7 mi
State: GA
Concrete
Trail Image Trail Name States Length Surface Rating
Overview The Aldridge Creek Greenway winds along Aldridge Creek for 6.5 miles, providing a pleasant, semirural trail experience in Huntsville. Trail users who keep their noise down and pay...
AL 6.54 mi Asphalt, Concrete
The Big Cove Creek Greenway travels nearly 3 miles through eastern Huntsville, connecting the Hampton Cove and Cove Creek communities with the natural habitats surrounding Big Cove Creek. Trail-goers...
AL 2.8 mi Asphalt, Concrete
Overview The Chief Ladiga Trail is steeped in history and nature—traversing the historic Alabama communities of Anniston, Weaver, Jacksonville, and Piedmont as it weaves through the countryside,...
AL 32.65 mi Asphalt
The Flint River Greenway is a scenic trail through the Hays Nature Preserve, a wooded area where deer, rabbits, birds and other wildlife are abundant. Here, you can enjoy hiking, biking, fishing,...
AL 1.8 mi Asphalt, Concrete
The Guild-Hardy Trail is a beautiful excursion on southern Tennessee's Lookout Mountain, only a few minutes from Chattanooga and the state's border with Georgia. It follows the route of the former...
TN 5 mi Gravel
The Historic Bridgeport Walking Trail begins at the Bridgeport Depot Museum and leads to the Tennessee River.  Once at the shoreline, you walk across the Tennessee River on a converted railroad...
AL 0.8 mi Asphalt, Cinder, Concrete
The Kingfisher Trail is part of Rome's connected ECO Greenway trail system, spanning 16 miles. The trail is paved with 12-foot wide concrete and is located on the west side of the Etowah River. It...
GA 0.6 mi Concrete
This trail is part of Rome's connected ECO Greenway trail system, spanning 16 miles. The Mount Berry Trail sits along the west bank of the Oostanaula River, a bucolic retreat of riparian forest and...
GA 1.8 mi Asphalt
Overview The Silver Comet Trail is a well-maintained 61.65-mile trail and is 12-foot wide and paved the entire route. Along the way are 17 wheelchair-accessible access points, 15 restrooms, 10...
GA 61.65 mi Asphalt, Concrete
A rugged trek through the North Georgia mountains, this 9-mile trail is ideally suited to hikers and mountain bikers. Despite its quiet, dense forest setting, the Simms Mountain Trail does pass...
GA 9 mi Crushed Stone, Dirt, Gravel, Sand
Overview The South Chickamauga Creek Greenway offers 13.7 miles of trail alongside the wooded Chickamauga Creek through eastern Chattanooga and the community of East Ridge. The path winds through a...
TN 13.7 mi Asphalt, Boardwalk, Gravel
This is a rolling paved trail that follows along the shoreline of Guntersville Lake and is alongside Sunset Drive. Some of the hills are a little long, but there are plenty of flat areas as well. The...
AL 3.7 mi Asphalt, Concrete
Overview The Tennessee Riverwalk runs for 13 miles through downtown Chattanooga reaching all the way to the Tennessee Riverpark in the north.  About the Route Leaving off from the southwest...
TN 13 mi Concrete
The Viking Trail is an easy three miles one-way: mostly flat and with a paved surface that can accommodate runners, cyclists, walkers and rollerbladers. The trail travels between the main campus and...
GA 3.5 mi Concrete
Rome's Ridge Ferry Trail links two paths at the confluence of the Oostanaula and Etowah rivers, where these two waterways meet to form the Coosa River. Paved promenades line both sides of the...
GA 4.5 mi Asphalt
The Tennessee River Greenway is a short, but scenic, route in southern Huntsville with a forested area on one side and the river on the other. The trailhead at Ditto Landing offers a great place to...
AL 1.4 mi Asphalt
The Little Cove Road Greenway begins at Hampton Cove Elementary in eastern Huntsville. Here, the trail connects to the Big Cove Creek Greenway, which can take you north along the scenic waterway, or...
AL 5 mi Asphalt
Atwood Linear Park provides a short north-south route in southeastern Huntsville near the Flemington Heights and Willowbrook communities. Turn right (east) on 4 Mile Post Road from the trail's...
AL 0.8 mi Asphalt
The Levee Trail is a part of Rome's connected ECO Greenway trail system, spanning 16 miles. The 10-foot wide, paved trail sits on a levee on the west bank of the Oostanaula River, and follows the...
GA 1.8 mi Asphalt, Concrete
The Silver Creek Trail is a 12-foot wide concrete pathway in Rome, Georgia, and is part of the city's connected ECO Greenway trail system, which spans 16 miles. The trail starts downtown on East 4th...
GA 0.7 mi Concrete

Recent Trail Reviews

Tennessee River Greenway

very scenic, light traffic

October, 2024 by bbraden

only thing keeping it from 5* is length. Parallels river 90%, light traffic. Surface is nothing fancy but in good condition.

Aldridge Creek Greenway

wide trail isolated from car traffic

October, 2024 by bbraden

well maintained trail, wide enough to accommodate walkers, skaters, cyclists, etc. with minimal, if any, inconvenience. No cross streets, though bridge interchanges require slowing down. Some narrow & blind spots, esp around RR underpass. Heat was not an issue, but probably more sun than shade overall, though not extreme. Light traffic on a midday Friday.
Aldridge Creek runs straight and shallow, not terribly scenic; extent of wildlife observed were a few aquatic fowl

Chief Ladiga Trail

my Go To!

October, 2024 by reeboksyl

My default ride is from the Eubanks Welcome Center In Piedmont to over into GA and back. It’s such an awesome trail and is always a joy to ride there. Well maintained and beautiful!

Accordion

Chief Ladiga Trail

chief Ladiga

October, 2024 by amy2paul

Yesterday 10-10-24 we rode the trail. We parked near Jacksonville State Campus and rode the the trailhead to the Silver Comet start. Beautiful trail with great scenery. Only complaint was the asphalt needed some work. Some parts were marked when it was rough (although they’ve could stand to remark them) but lots of places weren’t marked so be careful and watch the road. We stopped in Piedmont for lunch at Elevated Grounds Coffee Shop. Paul had chicken salad sandwich and I had BLT. Both delicious ! The owner even greeted us when we arrived.

South Chickamauga Creek Greenway

Very fun

August, 2024 by 6fgsrpdtdg

Really fun trail. Lots of bridges and boardwalks beside the river. Felt like being in a tree fort at times.

Sunset Drive Trail

Well Maintained

August, 2024 by w597ytgvpy

A very nice, well maintained trail with ample bathroom facilities, trash and recycle receptacles. Well paved double-lane path out and back. Beautiful views of Lake Guntersville and neighboring communities. Plenty of picnic tables and benches and water filling stations. If they could bridge busy Hwy 69 which you cross it might be perfect.

South Chickamauga Creek Greenway

Rode it to the dam.

July, 2024 by rx94p4h8xz

Fun ride new record of 41 miles on my e-bike. I’m sure I could have hit 50 no problem.

Silver Comet Trail

Excellent, Smooth, and Flat Ride

July, 2024 by anthony.johns.6

We started at the Martin Trailhead just west of Cedartown and rode to the state line. It was a good, wide path that I was comfortable really getting up to speed on the straightaways because visibility was very high in most areas and the trail was mostly clear of major debris despite being almost entirely shaded. My son who was riding as a passenger did throw a small limb off the trail when we made a stop on the return trip, but I don't recall it being there when we came through the first time, so it had likely fallen or been placed on the trail within the last 2 hours.

Chief Ladiga Trail

Nice, Mostly Flat Ride

July, 2024 by anthony.johns.6

Went about 7 miles into Alabama from the Georgia line on our ride. It was a good, fairly smooth and flat ride. Compared to the Georgia side of the ride, however, there was a bit less shade and the path was significantly more narrow. It was hardly problematic in general, but it did have a larger impact when people were riding in pairs or passing relative to the wider Silver Comet portion.

Ridge Ferry Trail

A Nice, Casual Little Loop

July, 2024 by anthony.johns.6

This is a nice little loop now with the opening of the bridge near the baseball stadium. The only real point of issue on my ride was that in the park area on the east side of the river roots were pushing up the pavement to make for a pretty bumpy stretch down that bit of the trail. Once through that though, it was mostly smooth riding.

I do hope for more spurs and expansions to allow for additional access to stores and shops so that it can be used for much more than just joyrides.

Chief Ladiga Trail

Alabama the Beautiful

June, 2024 by laurieccarter

This was our first long/all day ride. The trail really was beautiful, well maintained and paved the whole way. We entered at mile 1 and rode to the GA/AL line. The trail beyond Piedmont, which is the last populated area you will pass, is fairly remote, and at a very, very slight incline. The return is much easier! There are a couple picnic tables at the state line but no bathrooms. We saw deer and turkey crossing the trail.

South Chickamauga Creek Greenway

You won't find many amenities on this trail but it's a pretty and peaceful ride. There are some parts of the trail that cross busy roads if you want to complete the entire trail.

June, 2024 by wgwalker406

You won't find many amenities on this trail but it's a pretty and peaceful ride. There are some parts of the trail that cross busy roads if you want to complete the entire trail.

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