OCTOBER 6, SATURDAY, Meet 6:45 p.m.
Evening Walk
Where: Hillsboro Trail, Helena, Shelby County, Alabama
Note: This 4-mile evening walk replaces the event
originally scheduled on this date. This event is different from what was
listed in your September newsletter.
Details: Join friendly folks on an easy
four-mile evening walk on the Hillsboro Trail in Helena, Alabama. This
smooth trail is wide, paved and with only a few short hills. On
this particular walk you will be walking on a scenic trail which goes through
mostly wooded terrain.
No motorized vehicles are allowed on your trail! All
road crossings are through three tunnels under the roads. Note
this is a relatively easy outing, one which should be lots of fun for
everyone. Well-behaved, carefully supervised children age seven and up
able to walk four miles without complaining are welcome on this walk.
After the walk we’ll enjoy going for frozen yogurt at Yogurt
Mountain in Hoover. Meet at 6:45 p.m. in the front parking lot at the Helena Middle
School and depart from that location at 7:00 p.m. to begin the walk.
Info: Dan Frederick, seoutings@bellsouth.net
or 205/631-4680
OCTOBER 10, WEDNESDAY, Meet 9:45 a.m.
Weekday
Dayhike
Where: Veterans Park, 4800 Valleydale Road, Hoover,
AL 35242
Details: Come with us on our weekday hike. Enjoy an easy 3 mile hike
on trails in North Shelby County just off Valleydale Road. Veterans Park is an 82-acre park with
numerous walking trails, a four-acre lake and a one-acre pond.
If you are retired or not working
on this particular Wednesday, you are urged to participate in the Southeastern
Outings group hike on the trails and get a feel for the location and scale of
the land.
This walk will be Southeastern
Outings’ fifth hike in Veterans Park.
Come with us for a guided tour of easily walkable trails. Please bring water and wear good walking
shoes or boots. Dress appropriately for the weather.
Please meet at 9:45
a.m. in the Veterans Park parking lot
right beside the building with restrooms in it at the park. We plan to depart from there at 10:00
a.m.
Optional lunch nearby after the
hike at Mikey’s Grill.
Admission to Park: Free
Information: Randall Adkins, 205/317-6969 cell
OCTOBER
13, SATURDAY, Meet 8:45 a.m.
Dayhike and Picnic
Where: Clear Creek National Recreation Area
Manchester, Alabama, about 15
minutes out of Jasper
Details: Enjoy easy hiking and picnic at this beautiful
location not far from Birmingham. We
plan to dayhike together and enjoy our picnic lunch in the woods. Please bring your hiking boots and picnic
lunch. Day use park admission charge is $6 per vehicle containing up to 6
people.
Optional dinner after the
outing. Hot showers available at no
charge. If you would like to shower
and/or clean up and have dinner with us at the restaurant, please bring a
change of clothes for dinner and your shower things. This outing is suitable for well-behaved, properly supervised
children age 8 and older, but parents are responsible for all risks to their
children. Please meet 8:45 a.m. at the Floor and Décor Store
on Green Springs Highway in Homewood.
We plan to depart from there at 9:00 a.m.
Info: Dan Frederick, seoutings@bellsouth.net or 205/631-4680
OCTOBER 14, SUNDAY, Meet 1:45 p.m.
Second Sunday Dayhike in Oak Mountain State Park
Details: Enjoy a moderate 4-mile walk in the woodlands near
Birmingham on a Sunday afternoon. This
is an excellent outing for introducing your friends to Southeastern Outings and
for making new friends who enjoy the outdoors.
Parts of this hike may be off the color-coded trails. There will be some ups and downs.
Well-behaved, properly supervised
children age eight and up able to walk the distance of about 4 miles and
complete the hike are welcome. Share an
adventure! Bring a friend. Optional dinner after the hike.
Please meet at 1:45
p.m. in the Oak Mountain Park office parking lot. We plan to depart from there at 2:00 p.m.
Please bring $5/person ($2.00
seniors) park admission fee plus your drink.
Info: Doris Hatch, 205/901-8367
OCTOBER 20, SATURDAY, Meet 9:45 a.m.
Picnic Lunch and Easy Dayhike
Where: Paul Grist State Park near Selma, Alabama
Details: Paul Grist State Park is one of the state’s most
uncrowded, yet scenic state parks containing hills, forests, fields and a
large, beautiful, tree-lined lake.
Prior to the dayhike we will get
together at the smaller pavilion right near the Park Office to eat our picnic
lunches. Please bring your picnic lunch
and also $2 per person ($1 for children age 6-12 and seniors age 62 and older)
park admission and a beverage for yourself.
Dayhike Details: Hike rated easy as there are only a few ups and
downs. Total hiking distance is
approximately 3 miles. We plan to walk
all the way around the lake.
Well-behaved, carefully supervised children age nine and over able to
walk 3 miles without complaining are welcome.
Please bring your drink and wear sturdy footwear.
Optional group restaurant dinner
after the hike. Reservations not
required for this outing.
Please meet 9:45
a.m. at the McDonald’s Galleria. We plan to depart from there at 10:00 a.m.
Info: Randall Adkins, 205/317-6969
CANCELLED
OCTOBER
21, SUNDAY, Meet 1:45 p.m.
Moderate Dayhike Along Buck Creek in Helena, AL
Details: Come explore the wilder side of Helena. Hike with SEO on a lovely creekside trail in
Helena in Shelby County. Total hiking
distance is less than four miles. Hike
rated moderately easy. We will be
walking briefly off trail and walking up some hills when the trail routes us
away from the creek. Well-behaved,
properly supervised children age eight and up welcome.
Meet at 1:45 p.m. in the parking lot for the Helena City
Park on AL Highway 261 in Helena. We
plan to depart from there at 2:00 p.m.
Directions
to Meeting Place: Take I-65 to Exit #247, the Shelby County Route 17,
Valleydale Road exit. Go to end of ramp
and turn right regardless of whether you come from the south or the north. Take Co. 17, which changes from Co. Route 17
to AL 261, all the way into Helena. You
will cross one railroad and then drive over a bridge with a dam and waterfall
on the left. Immediately past the
bridge, turn sharply back to the right just
before you cross a second railroad and
then drive into the parking lot for a city park right on the shore of the
creek. Distances on Valleydale Road,
(Shelby County Route 17) and then Alabama Route 261 from I-65 exit number 247
to driveway into Helena Park parking lot are 5.5 miles from bottom end of
southbound ramp and 5.9 miles from bottom end of northbound ramp.
Info: Dan Frederick, seoutings@bellsouth.net or 205/631-4680
OCTOBER 27, SATURDAY, Meet 8:45 a.m.
Dayhike
Where: Chief Ladiga Trail, Piedmont, Alabama
Details: Join friendly folks on an easy seven-mile dayhike and
picnic on the Chief Ladiga Trail east of Piedmont, Alabama. Walk on Alabama’s first extended
rails-to-trails conversion route on an old railroad right of way. This smooth trail is wide and level. Absolutely no hills—guaranteed! On this particular hike you will be walking
on the most scenic section of the trail which goes through mostly wooded
terrain.
No motorized vehicles are allowed
on your trail! Note this is a
relatively easy outing, one which should be lots of fun for everyone. Well-behaved, carefully supervised children
age eight and up able to walk seven miles without complaining are welcome on
this walk.
Please bring a picnic lunch and
drink. From the trail you can see
Dugger Mountain, one of the newest national wilderness areas in Alabama.
There will be an optional
restaurant dinner after the hike. You
will have an opportunity to shower and/or wash up and change clothes in the
Piedmont Civic Center after the hike.
If you’d like to shower and/or change clothes, please bring your shower
things and/or change of clothes with you.
Showers are free!
Please meet 8:45 a.m. at the
Applebee’s Trussville. We plan to depart from there at 9:00 a.m. You may also have the option to meet the
group at 10:30 a.m. at the Piedmont Civic Center.
Trip
Leader and Info: Dan Frederick, seoutings@bellsouth.net or
205/631-4680
