Gulf Coast Region - Hiking Alabama: A Guide to the State's Greatest Hiking Adventures - page 110

All of the nature trails within the park center around the park's campground.
Trails like Hurricane Ridge, Bobcat Branch, Bear Creek, and Alligator Marsh take
you to see the effects of hurricanes on the coast firsthand, gulf marshes, and a
wide range of foliage including live oak, palmetto, sawgrass, and muscadine,
which is commonly used to make wine in the region and is a food source for birds,
gray fox, and black bear.
For information contact Gulf State Park at [phone] or visit
www.alapark.com/gulfstate. DeLorme: Alabama Atlas & Gazetteer: Page 64 E3/
F3.
C Hugh Branyon Backcountry Trail
The Hugh Branyon Backcountry Trail in Orange Beach is a National Recreational
Trail consisting of six multiuse trails totaling 11 miles in length that will take you
through six different ecosystems (we feature one of the trails, Cotton Bayou, in
Hike 5 ) .
Located in the city of Orange Beach and the northern side of Gulf State Park,
the trail allows hikers, joggers, and cyclists to experience a beautiful butterfly
garden, freshwater marshes, hardwood swamps, and maybe bobcats, white-tailed
deer, or an American alligator.
For more information about the Hugh Branyon Backcountry Trail, the location
of the trailheads, and a trail app for your phone, visit www.backcountrytrail.com
or contact the City of Orange Beach at [phone]. DeLorme: Alabama Atlas
& Gazetteer: Page 64 E3/E4.