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Five-Star Trails: Birmingham: 35 Beautiful Hikes in and Around Central Alabama

Five-Star Trails: Birmingham: 35 Beautiful Hikes in and Around Central Alabama

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  • More about Five-Star Trails: Birmingham: 35 Beautiful Hikes in and Around Central Alabama

The article highlights 35 of Birmingham, Alabama's best five-star hiking trails, divided into six distinct areas. With expert guidance from local author Thomas M. Spencer, hikers can explore old-growth forests, the Cahaba River, and the "Grand Canyon of the East" at Little River Canyon, all while enjoying a diversity of plant and animal species. The book features GPS-based trail maps, elevation profiles, and detailed directions to trailheads.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 264 pages
Publication date: 03 December 2020
Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press Inc.


Birmingham, Alabama, is a city that has been transformed by the healing landscape, offering beautiful hiking and biking opportunities. With new and expanding venues around the city, there are more chances to get outside and appreciate the labor and industry that built the city. Explore 35 of Birmingham's best, five-star trails, divided into six distinct areas in and around the city.

With the expert guidance of local author Thomas M. Spencer, you'll find yourself on an Appalachian mountain peak or on the banks of the Cahaba River, as it broadens to snake through the Coastal Plain. Visit old-growth forest in the Sipsey Wilderness or hike down into the "Grand Canyon of the East" at Little River Canyon. Across this landscape, you'll find a diversity of plant and animal species, some rare and endangered, rivaling those found anywhere else in North America.

Book Features:

Descriptions of 35 five-star hiking trails for all levels and interests

GPS-based trail maps, elevation profiles, and detailed directions to trailheads

Insight into the history, flora, and fauna of the routes

Ratings for scenery, difficulty, trail condition, solitude, and accessibility for children

Lace up, grab your pack, and hit the trail!

Weight: 370g
Dimension: 140 x 215 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781634043076
Edition number: 2 Revised edition

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