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Trails with Mile Markers in Alabama

Alabama has 40 trails with mile markers in this directory, across 24 cities and towns — Huntsville, Birmingham, Florence, Fort Payne and 20 more. Marked miles for pacing and measured intervals, for when GPS drifts under trees.

Labels come from each trail's own listing, its website and runners' reviews. Conditions change with the weather and the season, and gates and lights follow the park's own hours, so check a recent review before you drive out.

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Monte Sano State Park

4.8 ★★★★★ 3,510 reviews

Huntsville, AL

4 miLoopScenic

Expansive mountaintop green space featuring trails, rustic stone cabins & scenic views.

Talladega National Forest

4.6 ★★★★★ 3,483 reviews

Brent, AL

LoopScenic

Leafy destination with trails for hiking, mountain biking & all-terrain vehicles, plus camping.

Red Mountain Park

4.8 ★★★★★ 1,787 reviews

Birmingham, AL

Natural surfaceScenicDog-friendly

1,500-acre park with 15 miles of scenic trails, historic mines, zip lines, tree house & a dog park.

Ruffner Mountain

4.7 ★★★★★ 1,306 reviews

Birmingham, AL

11 miNatural surfaceScenicDog-friendly

1,038-acre preserve with hiking trails, old mining sites, a modern nature center & rustic pavilion.

Monte Sano Nature Preserve (Bankhead Trailhead)

4.8 ★★★★★ 721 reviews

Huntsville, AL

16.5 miLoopMixedScenic

Expansive preserve featuring 25+ miles of trails, scenic waterfalls, bluff vistas, springs & caves.

Rainbow Mountain Nature Preserve

4.7 ★★★★★ 732 reviews

Madison, AL

LoopNatural surfaceScenic

Popular destination for hiking with trails, a small playground & rock formations.

Hurricane Creek Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 664 reviews

Falkville, AL

PavedScenicDog-friendly

70-acre forested park housing unique rock formations, waterfalls, hiking trails & a picnic pavilion.

Black Creek Park's Rails to Trails

4.7 ★★★★★ 438 reviews

Birmingham, AL

6 miCrushed gravelLitScenic

Park and trail system featuring playgrounds and softball fields, as well as picnic tables and benches.

Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve

4.8 ★★★★★ 352 reviews

Tuscumbia, AL

3.5 miScenic

Waterfall-heavy hiking spot featuring well-maintained trails, a blue hole and scenic views.

Cherokee Ridge Alpine Trail

4.8 ★★★★★ 304 reviews

Dadeville, AL

LoopNatural surfaceScenic

Relaxed lakefront trails for hiking, swimming and picnics, plus scenic outlooks.

City Park

4.6 ★★★★★ 309 reviews

Fort Payne, AL

Peaceful park featuring a playground and a splash pad, plus a memorial to the band Alabama.

Wade Mountain Nature Preserve (Spragins Hollow Trailhead)

4.6 ★★★★★ 292 reviews

Huntsville, AL

13 miLoopMixedScenic

Sprawling, hilly terrain with rugged hiking trails, abundant wildlife & scenic valley views.

Swayback Bridge Trail

4.5 ★★★★★ 294 reviews

Wetumpka, AL

LoopScenic

Wooded network of trails, including loops and climbs, popular with hikers and mountain bikers.

Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve

4.7 ★★★★★ 219 reviews

Huntsville, AL

4.5 miLoopMixedScenic

Trail-lined nature preserve featuring disc golf and a water feature.

Sylaward Trail at Lake Howard

4.7 ★★★★★ 215 reviews

Sylacauga, AL

Scenic

Alum Hollow

4.7 ★★★★★ 180 reviews

Huntsville, AL

80 miLoopNatural surfaceScenic

Area with a variety of hiking trails ranging from easy to challenging, waterfalls, and a cave.

Cahaba River Park

4.7 ★★★★★ 172 reviews

Helena, AL

30 miMixedScenic

Clean, woodsy expanse, offering trails for hiking and mountain biking, plus kayaking, swimming and pavilions, along with parking.

Stephens Gap Callahan Cave Preserve

4.7 ★★★★★ 166 reviews

Woodville, AL

Natural surfaceScenic

Preserve featuring a cave with a waterfall at the entrance, accessible on a hiking trail (permits required).

Wade Mountain Greenway

4.5 ★★★★★ 170 reviews

Huntsville, AL

5.5 miLoopMixedScenic

Popular area offering paved and woodsy trails for family-friendly hiking, and picnicking.

Green Mountain Nature Preserve (Alum Hollow Trailhead)

4.7 ★★★★★ 146 reviews

Huntsville, AL

5 miNatural surfaceShadedScenic

Hiking area featuring caves and waterfalls as well as a variety of trees.

The Backcountry Trail

4.8 ★★★★★ 135 reviews

Orange Beach, AL

28 miMixedScenicDog-friendly

Complex of 7 paved trails through marshes, dunes & parks, with beach access & a butterfly garden.

Wood Duck Nature Preserve

4.3 ★★★★☆ 129 reviews

Opelika, AL

2 miNatural surfaceShadedScenic

Park for bird-watching that features a lagoon and shaded trails.

Glenn Sebastian Nature Trail

4.8 ★★★★★ 98 reviews

Mobile, AL

BoardwalkShadedScenicDog-friendly

University park with picnic tables and nature trails leading to a pond area and forest.

Sipsey Wilderness

4.8 ★★★★★ 95 reviews

Mt Hope, AL

Natural surfaceScenic

Trails run through this large wild area of forested hillsides with many rivers & waterfalls.

Irondale Furnace Trail

4.7 ★★★★★ 93 reviews

Mountain Brook, AL

Crushed gravelScenicDog-friendly

Hiking area with short, well-maintained trails and historical markers, plus picnic tables.

Porter's Gap Trailhead

4.8 ★★★★★ 88 reviews

Talladega, AL

7 miCrushed gravelScenic

Destination for hiking, including a long, remote trail, with well-marked paths and some elevation changes.

Moss Rock Preserve Sulphur Springs Rd Trailhead

4.7 ★★★★★ 78 reviews

Hoover, AL

ScenicDog-friendly

Hiking area featuring a kid-friendly trail with a waterfall, blazes, and Turtle Rock.

McClellan Multi-Use Trails

4.7 ★★★★★ 78 reviews

Anniston, AL

PavedScenic

Family-friendly hiking area with many kid-friendly trails, and some routes for biking.

Shoal Creek Preserve

4.7 ★★★★★ 64 reviews

Florence, AL

Natural surfaceScenic

Natural area for hiking and horseback riding featuring trails that wind through forests and cross creeks and waterfalls.

Spragins Hollow Trailhead

4.7 ★★★★★ 59 reviews

Huntsville, AL

Loop

Hiking area featuring a variety of terrain, plus rock outcroppings and a picnic table.

AUM Trailhead

4.6 ★★★★★ 58 reviews

Montgomery, AL

ShadedScenicDog-friendly

Hiking area with well-maintained trails for beginners and intermediate hikers in a forested setting.

Ruffner Mountain Eastern Trailhead

4.9 ★★★★★ 43 reviews

Birmingham, AL

LoopCrushed gravelScenic

Kid-friendly hiking area featuring a mix of well-marked trails.

Lost Falls Trailhead

4.5 ★★★★★ 40 reviews

Fort Payne, AL

MixedScenic

Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge

4 ★★★★☆ 35 reviews

Eufaula, AL

Scenic

Shoal Creek Preserve

4.5 ★★★★★ 28 reviews

Florence, AL

Crushed gravelScenic

Trailhead Greenway

4.7 ★★★★★ 25 reviews

Huntsville, AL

LoopPaved

Pinhoti Trail AL CR24 Trailhead

4.3 ★★★★☆ 27 reviews

Oxford, AL

Scenic

Wildwood Preserve

4.4 ★★★★☆ 23 reviews

Birmingham, AL

Trammel Trailhead Pinhoti Trail

4.6 ★★★★★ 18 reviews

Sylacauga, AL

Crushed gravel

Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Fanning Trailhead)

4.8 ★★★★★ 12 reviews

Huntsville, AL

4.5 miLoopNatural surfaceScenic

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