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Buck’s Pocket

Difficulty: Easy
Distance: 0.5 mile
Entry Fee: Free

Buck’s Pocket is a secluded park in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. It offers amazing views from the parking lot all the way to the cliffs. Currently, the bottom of Buck’s Pocket is closed, but that shouldn’t stop you from enjoying the top!

Buck’s Pocket is located a little over an hour’s drive southeast from Huntsville. It is located near Guntersville Lake.

DO NOT Google Maps Buck’s Pocket. It will take you to the bottom of Buck’s Pocket. Instead, click here or the map above!

Trailhead/Parking Lot

The parking lot is well marked at the end of a small street right before you make the loopback. You can’t miss it. There is enough parking for a few dozen cars including a handicap parking spot. The trailhead has a giant sign that says “Jim Lynn Overlook Area”. You get your first views are from the parking lot, so take it in!

Entrance

The trail is very accessible. It moves from a wooden boardwalk to a gravel path, to walking on flat rock. There are small paths that shoot off the path in both directions as you’re walking to the overlook, but none of the views at the end of these paths are as spectacular as the main overlook area.

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Overlook Area

After a short hike, there is a beautiful overlook area. Make sure to bring a camera and look around! When you are done, head back down the same path you came in from.

Camping

There are camping spots along the top portion of the park near the parking lot. The campgrounds follow the road and according to the website are currently walk-in camping only and first come first serve.

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Harvest Square Nature Preserve

Difficulty: Easy
Distance: 2.5 miles Available
Entry Fee: Free (Donation Box Available)

Harvest Square Nature Preserve is a part of the Land Trust of North Alabama. There are two lovely ponds and several hiking trails in this area.

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Harvest Square Nature Preserve is located Northwest of Huntsville right off of Highway 53.

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Trailhead

The Trailhead and Parking Lot are both very well marked. There is a large sign in front of the parking lot that says “Land Trust of North Alabama”. Walk across the boardwalk attached to the parking lot to enter the park.

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Trails

The trails here are incredibly diverse. You’ll hike on gravel, boardwalks, grass, and dirt through flowers, next to ponds, into thick woods, and even between soybean farms. At the bottom of this post are pictures of different trails you’ll encounter. Each section of this preserve offers vastly different wildlife and features than the other sections. Be sure to check them all out! Click around on our interactive map to check out where we stopped to take photos!

Sunset

This is a great place to watch the sunset, weather permitting. Get there about an hour before to catch some amazing colors!

Want to catch the sunset somewhere else? Try our guide to Ditto Landing!

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Ditto Landing

Difficulty: Easy
Distance: 2 mile
Entry Fee: Free

Ditto Landing has a beautiful walking trail along the Tennessee River called the Tennessee River Greenway. It’s a paved, scenic trail that offers great views of the mountains meeting the water.

Ditto Landing is located in South Huntsville right north of the Tennesee River. Take South Memorial Parkway and turn left onto Hobbs Island Rd. Ditto Landing is on the right about a mile down the road!

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Parking Lot

The parking lot for the trail is not marked. You will pass by the boaters’ parking lot. There usually is plenty of parking.

Trailhead

The Trailhead is unmarked. There are 2 paths that lead to the Greenway. Either is fine (the one on the left is shorter).

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Greenway

The Greenway is covered in beautiful views. The Greenway offers a 1 mile stretch of a paved trail with several benches along the way. The trail is a great place to walk the dogs, bike, or bring your children for a stroll.

Sunset

This is one of the best places to watch the sunset, weather permitting. Get there about an hour before to catch some amazing colors!

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Green Mountain Nature Trail

Difficulty: Easy
Distance: 1 mile

Green Mountain Nature Preserve is a very beautiful small lake in Huntsville. It is a fantastic short walk that is located on Shawdee Rd on Green Mountain. It is about a 1-mile round trip flat trek.

Entry Cost: Free

To get to Green Mountain Nature Trail, head down South Memorial Parkway take Weatherly Road east, right on Bailey Cove Road, left on Green Mountain Road, and right on South Shawdee Road. Follow Shawdee Road for a little over a mile and the park is on your right.

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Fire Tower

The Fire Tower is located before the entrance right next to the parking lot. It’s a pretty place to stop and gaze or take a cool picture!

Entrance

This is a well-marked Entrance. The rules of the park are posted along the entrance path. Entry is free, but you can donate money at the entrance or purchase merchandise.

Fishing is only allowed Monday through Friday for children under 16 and adults over 60 and has a fee of $3.00.

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Hiking Trail

The hiking trail goes around the lake and goes between gravel roads, dirt paths, and wooden bridges. There are plenty of places to sit around the edge of the lake and take in the beauty.

Covered Bridge

There is a beautiful Covered Bridge on the property that looks stunning in pictures. The bridge is located right across the lake from where you enter. The bridge is located along the trail around the lake, so you get to walk across it! There are several great vantage points to view this bridge, so explore and take a lot of pictures!

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Beaverdam Swamp Boardwalk

Difficulty: Easy
Distance: 1 mile

Beaverdam Swamp Boardwalk is a really unique place in Huntsville. It is a fantastic short walk that is located right off of I-565 on County Line Rd. It is about a 1 mile out and back flat trek. The path is split between a gravel path and a boardwalk.

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To get to Beaverdam Swamp Boardwalk. Get off of I-565 on County Line Rd and turn right to go south. Turn right at the second road. There is a sign that reads “Wheeler Wildlife Refuge”. Follow that road until it reaches a dead-end and park.

We went after it had been raining to make sure the swamp was filled with water. It did make it very hot and muggy!

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Trailhead

This is a well-marked trailhead. Follow the road until in turns into a gravel road and then continue until it turns into a boardwalk. The boardwalk can be slippery when wet so be careful!

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Boardwalk

Continue to follow the Boardwalk until you reach the swamp area. The swamp area very fascinating. There were plenty of animals that live here. The place was covered in butterflies and dragonflies. You can continue down the Boardwalk untill it ends at the river.

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Noccalula Falls Park

What you need to know

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Difficulty

Moderate Hike, Easy to Find

Point of Interest

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Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 1 Mile

Noccalula Falls is a fantastic place to bring the family. They have a playground, a petting zoo, a train, a beautiful place to hike, and a waterfall with a small beach area where you can swim.

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Pricing

Regular Season: March – October

Adults: $6.00 per visit $15.00 Season Pass
Senior Adults/Military: $4.00 per visit $10.00 Season Pass
Children (ages 4 – 12): $4.00 per visit $10.00 Season Pass
Children 3 and under: FREE

Train

The train was included in park entry. There were 3 stops

1st stop: Park Entrance
2nd stop: Petting zoo, lion habitat, and hike to the bottom of the waterfall (Gorge Trail)
3rd stop: Top of the waterfall

It wasn’t a far walk between stations. Our toddler loved riding the train!

Petting Zoo

The petting zoo is located near the second train station and Gorge Trail that leads to the bottom of the waterfall. They also have some other random animals like an artic fox and a lemur.

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Noccalula Falls Beach

Follow the yellow trail on the map below!

It’s a short hike to the waterfall. To get to the beach area, you need to hike around the waterfall and then head down to the river.

Top of Noccalula Falls

Hop off at train station 3 for a great view of the falls! Even if you don’t pay to get into the park, you can go see the waterfall from the top!

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