Wildflower Trail

Wildflower Trail

Difficulty: Easy
Distance: 1.25 miles total
Entry Fee: Free (Donation Box)

The Wildflower Trail is located right here in Huntsville.  The trailhead is in the Blossomwood neighborhood. It is a rocky trail that follows a creekbed through bushes covered in wildflowers.

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The Wildflower Trail is located here in Huntsville on Land Trust of North Alabama land about 7 minutes from downtown.

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Parking

The parking lot is very small and can hold 4 or 5 cars. You are in a residential neighborhood, so try to carpool and if you have to park along the street, be courteous about where you park.

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Trailhead

The trail begins at the end of the road. There is a trailhead sign located where the trail begins. 

Waterfalls

There are 3 waterfalls NEAR the Wildflower Trail. For the first one, when you get to the end of Wildflower Trail, take a left onto Feagan Spring Trial. You should be able to shortly spot the waterfall pictured. Then you can follow the creek upstream to the second and third waterfall. 

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Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve

Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve

Difficulty: Easy – Moderate depending on the trail
Distance: 3.28 miles of trail total
Entry Cost: Free (Donation Box Available)

Chapman Mountain Nature Preserve is a very beautiful small park in Huntsville. It is a fantastic short walk that is located off of Highway 72 on Chapman Mountain – Land Trust of North Alabama (Land Trust Website).

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Getting to Chapman Mountian Nature Preserve is a bit tricky. You must be driving East to West on Highway 72 coming over Chapman Mountain (driving towards Huntsville from Gurly). There is a guard rail on the right-hand side that begins after Moores Mill Road. When the guard rail ends on the right, the turnoff is immediately afterward. You cannot really see the turnoff from 72. You will need to just slow down and pull over when the guard rail ends to find the turnoff. 

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Parking Lot / Trailhead / Pavilion

The Parking lot has plenty of parking and a nice pavilion with plenty of picnic tables. There are a bunch of trails leading from this area.

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Mossy Falls

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.

Moonshine Area

The Moonshine area is at the end of Moonshine Trail and is a nice flat area with creekbeds around it. This area supposedly was used to brew moonshine.

Disc Golf

There’s a Disc Golf area at the Chapman Mountian Nature Preserve! There’s trees with some low underbrush and its a very scenic area. Get out there and give it a try!

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Russell Cave National Monument

Russell Cave National Monument

Difficulty: Easy
Distance: 0.5 miles round trip
Entry Fee: Free (Donation Box)

Russell Cave National Monument is a historical cave located in Northeast, AL a little over an hour away and is a great place to get out, hike and see a bit of Alabama history.

Russell Cave National Monument is located a little over an hour northeast of Huntsville, AL. 

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Parking Lot/Trailhead

GPS will take you directly to this parking lot. There is a welcome center with a staff member there to help you. Be sure to watch the short 8 minute video on the cave! They give a short history of all the different natives that used the cave for shelter! If you want to skip the welcome center, you can walk directly to the boardwalk around the left hand side of the building.

Trail

The trail is an easy, short boardwalk from the welcome center to the Cave. This boardwalk is kid friendly and handicap accessible. The boardwalk passes by a sinkhole and a nature trail.

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Russell Cave

Russell Cave is definitely the highlight of this hike. It has a rich history and is visually stunning. Take a moment to read the placards and read about the historical significance of Russell Cave.

Nature Trail

The Nature Trail is only about 1.5 miles, but winds up the hill and back down. It can get tiring, but offers information about the wildlife in the area. It is a paved trail, but since it has a high elevation change, I would consider it an easy to moderate hike.

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Natural Well

Natural Well

Difficulty: Moderate (Biking – Hard)
Distance: 3.5 miles round trip
Entry Fee: Free (Donation Box)

Natural Well is located in Huntsville, AL and is a great place to get out, hike and bike. 

The Monte Sano South Parking Lot is located here in Huntsville about a 10-minute drive from downtown.

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Parking Lot/Trailhead

The parking lot is located after Burrett on the Mountain on Monte Sano Blvd. There is a small brown sign that reads “Hiker’s Parking Lot” along the street. This trailhead is marked well. Follow the sign that points you towards the Natural Well Trail and Tough Springs Trail.

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Trail

The trail itself is very beautiful. The trail starts on Tough Springs Trail and quickly turns onto Natural Well Trail. Natural Well Trail is generally flat and rocky. You will come across a portion of the trail that had a landslide and slightly more tricky to cross. This crossing is only about 100 ft. After you cross the landslide, the trail continues as a flat rocky path. On the way back, look for the signs for Arrowhead trail for different views and beautiful boulders.

Natural Well

The Natural Well is a 150 ft drop in the middle of the woods. It is fenced in and the ground has been built up around it for safety. Do not repel into the well unless you are experienced or are with people from the National Spelunking Society. For information on caving in our area, please join the Huntsville Grotto!

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Pisgah Gorge

Pisgah Gorge

Difficulty: Easy to Difficult depending on the trail
Distance: 1.5 miles
Entry Fee: Free

Pisgah Gorge is a secluded park in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. It offers amazing views and a few different waterfalls.

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Pisgah Gorge is located an hour’s drive east from Huntsville. It is located near Guntersville Lake.

You can google Pisgah Gorge, but we have the exact location of the parking area linked here.

Parking Lot

This parking lot is very POORLY marked for Pisgah Gorge. There is a small sign that says “Pisgah Gorge on it with an arrow pointing into the park, but it is better to look for the larger sign that reads “Pisgah Civitan Park”. We advise parking next to the street even if the gate is open. From here you will walk through the park, past the abandoned baseball field, and to the pavilion with picnic tables. The trail begins behind the pavilion.

Pisgah Gorge Upper Falls Overlook

The Pisgah Falls Overview area is located right behind the Pavilion. A trail leads to the left and the right when you get to the overview. If you are looking at the waterfall to the left takes you to the top of the falls and the trail to the right takes you to the bottom of the falls and the canyon views.

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Bridge

This unmonumental bridge is a marker for the “trail” that leads down to the bottom of the falls. It really isn’t much of a trail, it is mostly a creek bed to follow. When you get to the bottom, you will be standing at the top of a waterfall. You can follow the river upstream to the upper falls or downstream to the middle and lower falls as well as the arch. If the water is low enough to navigate, head upriver to get to the bottom of Pisgah Gorge Upper Falls.

Pisgah Gorge Falls

To get to the bottom of these falls, you have to navigate upriver. If the river is too high, getting to the bottom of these falls will not be possible. Trecking upriver can be difficult as you will be walking on slippery rocks and steep banks. Be careful hiking to the bottom of these falls. If you can manage to get here, you will be rewarded with a wonderful view of Pisgah Gorge Upper Falls. To get out you will have to go back the way you came.

Bottom of Pisgah Gorge Upper Middle Falls

Instead of going up stream to get to the upper falls, you can go downstream to get to the bottom of the upper middle falls. This is a bit of a scramble. Hug the right side (looking downstream) of the canyon. There may be a path that others have taken or not. you will hug this sid until you can find a scramble down some rocks. You may need to bring about 30 ft of rope and tie it off to a tree. ONLY do this is you are capable and comfortable doing a dangerous scramble.

The Arch

After you get to the bottom of the upper middle falls, you’ll need to cross the stream and find your way down the left side of the stream. Theres a short waterfall (Lower Middle Falls not pictured) and you will need to find your way down it and down stream. You can see the arch from the Lower Middle Falls. After you get to the arch there is one more waterfall downstream (Lower Falls not pictured). This is all very difficult to navigate especially with higher water levels. I suggest being comfortable getting your shoes wet!

Pisgah Gorge Lower Falls Overview

If you continue straight across the bridge (or come back up from the bottom of the falls and turn left) you will come across a path heading off to the left. Take the path to the left and you will have a view of the lower falls and can see a bit into the canyon. Head back up the way you came after you are done with this view.

Pisgah Gorge Canyon View

After you get back up the trail from the Lower Falls Overview, take a left and continue to follow the main trail. There is another trail that veers of to the left. This is not a well-kept trail and is not marked. It may be so overgrown that it looks like a small rabbit trail. This is not one you want to miss though. You may have to push a bush or two out of the way to get here, but keep your explorer cap on and you’ll find it.

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