NOVEMBER 2, SATURDAY, 8:45 a.m.
Moderate Dayhike
Where: Cloudland Canyon State Park, Trenton, Georgia
Details: Hike along the highly scenic rim trail around this
lovely canyon in Northwest Georgia.
Lunch will be on a large, flat rock outcropping from where we’ll have
beautiful, panoramic views across the canyon.
After we complete the canyon rim hike, we will offer an optional
walk down into the bottom of the canyon itself. The rushing stream in the bottom of the canyon has two good-sized
waterfalls which those who walk down into the canyon will view close up. Fall color should hopefully be at its
peak.
Please bring picnic lunch, plenty
of water, and $5.00 per vehicle
park entry fee. Delicious, optional
restaurant dinner afterwards.
You may wish to bring in the car a
change of clothes for dinner, but this is not required.
Well-behaved, carefully
supervised children age ten and up welcome. Parents, please be aware that there are very high, steep cliffs
with no guard rails adjacent to the rim trail.
Please meet 8:45 a.m. at the
Applebee’s Trussville. We plan to depart from there at 9:00 a.m.
NOVEMBER
9, SATURDAY, 8:45 a.m.
Dayhike
Where: Pinhoti Trail near Coleman Lake in Shoal Creek Ranger District, Talladega
National Forest. Cleburne County, Alabama
Details: A moderate
4 to 4.5 mile hike in one of the most interesting parts of the Talladega
National Forest. We'll start at the Coleman Lake trailhead and wander first
through mountain longleaf pine habitat. We'll cross a low ridge with hardwood
forests along Coleman Lake below. We'll see Old Shoal Church and graveyard, one
of 3 remaining log cabin churches in Alabama, before returning. Our route back
will take us along the Coleman Lake trail, providing a different view as we
return to the trailhead. Well-behaved,
properly supervised children age 7 and older welcome. This hike is
relatively flat but rated moderate because of its length.
Optional dinner after the hike.
Please meet at 8:45
a.m. in the Leeds
Highway 78 gravel parking lot.
We plan to depart from there at 9:00 a.m.
NOVEMBER 10, 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
NOVEMBER 16, SATUDAY, Meet 9:45 a.m.
Moderately easy approximately 6-mile dayhike on the Black Creek Trail in
Fultondale and Gardendale, just north of Birmingham
Details: Walk on a rails-to-trails conversion route on an old
railroad right of way. This smooth
trail is wide and level. No hills! This finely-crushed rock surface trail goes
through mostly wooded terrain. Note
that the trail has been extended since we last hiked on it. Our route on November 16 will include both
the previously-hiked section and the new section. So come out to see and experience what the new part looks
like! Total hike distance is 6 miles.
No motorized vehicles are allowed
on the trail! This outing should be
lots of fun for everyone. Well-behaved,
carefully supervised children age seven and up able to walk 6 miles without
complaining are welcome on this walk.
This outing has consistently been one of our most popular events since
it is easy and close to Birmingham.
Meet 9:45 a.m. at the Black Creek
Park in Fultondale, Alabama. We plan to
depart from there at 10:00 a.m.
NOVEMBER
17, SUNDAY, Meet 1:45 p.m.
Dayhike, Moss Rock Preserve
Details: Explore a section of this 350-acre forested park in
Hoover on a moderate 3 or so hour hike with some climbing up and walking down
hills on Shades Mountain. We’ll
experience the preserve’s diverse natural features which include longleaf pine
forests, huge boulders, streams, grassy areas, outstanding views and several
beautiful streams and waterfalls which might be running bountifully when we are
there.
Please bring water to drink. Well-behaved, properly supervised children age seven and up able to walk
the distance and complete the hike without complaining are welcome.
Please meet 1:45 p.m. at the Moss Rock Preserve Parking
Lot on Patton Chapel Road. We
plan to depart from there promptly at 2:00 p.m.
Well-behaved, carefully supervised
children age eight and over welcome.
Info: Scott Myers,
205/393-5230, email myers.scottv@gmail.com
NOVEMBER
21, THURSDAY, Meet 9:00 a.m.
Weekday
Hike
Details: One-way
4-mile hike from Irondale Furnace to Mountain Brook Village. One half mile of this walk in the middle of
the hike will be on sidewalks around Mountain Brook Club. The other 3.5 miles will be through Jemison
and the Historic Irondale Furnace parks. This hike is rated moderate.
We will parallel Shades Creek and Watkins Brook through some
of Alabama's most majestic hardwood forests. Our trip will be on trails
designed by developer Robert Jemison as bridle paths in the 1920s. Our
walk will traverse historic civil war era ruins, pass by some of Mountain
Brook's most magnificent mansions, allow us to stop to enjoy the creekside
views and end at the shops and restaurants of Mountain Brook Village.
Meet 9:00 a.m. in the open air
parking lot (as opposed to the parking deck) for Macy’s Department Store in
Brookwood Village relatively close to the doorway going from that parking lot
into the Macy’s. The parking lot where
we will meet is the Brookwood Village Parking Lot between Macy's (614 Brookwood
Village) and Grille 29 at the northeast end of the Brookwood Village shopping
center. We will organize our shuttle there so we can hike just one way. We plan to depart from the Macy’s open air
parking lot at 9:15 a.m.
NOVEMBER 23, SATURDAY, Meet 9:15
a.m.
Moderate Dayhike
Porter’s Gap on the Pinhoti Trail
Details: The
Pinhoti is Alabama's long distance trail. The existing trail runs approximately
139 miles from the Tramel trailhead near Sylacauga to the High Rocks trailhead
east of Piedmont near the Georgia line. We plan to hike a rather tame portion
of the Pinhoti to the east of Talladega County's Porter’s Gap. We'll climb
through pretty Alabama hardwoods on a gentle trail for an elevation gain of
about 600 feet over almost 2 miles. Gaining the ridge top we'll be in
interesting rock formations with partially obscured views off the Talladega
Mountain Ridge to the north and Shin Bone Ridge and Lizard Scrape Mountain to
the south. We will eat lunch there. We will return the same way we came
up.
Please bring water and your picnic
lunch.
Optional restaurant dinner after
the hike.
Please meet 9:15 a.m. at
the Leeds Highway 78 gravel parking lot. We plan to depart from
there at 9:30 a.m. Bring a friend or
friends.
