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Central Region
Alabama's Central region encompasses the area from just north of Birmingham to
just north of Montgomery. Geologically, central Alabama forms what is known as
the Piedmont Plateau, an area where the Appalachian mountain range terminates.
The Central region provides the most challenging and some say the most scenic
treks you'll find in the state. It's in this region that you'll find the state's highest
mountain, Cheaha Mountain, which stands 2,407 feet above sea level. From high
atop the mountain within the confines of Cheaha State Park, you get a spectacular
view from Pulpit Rock, an outcropping hanging out into space.
The park is within the boundaries of Talladega National Forest. Here you will
find many great backpacking adventures and, of course, day hikes. One of the more
famous trails here is the Chinnabee Silent Trail, which will lead you past several
cascading waterfalls, including Cheaha Falls, and to breathtaking views from atop a
narrow wood and stone footbridge that clings to the face of rock bluffs high above
the rushing water of Devil's Den.
One of the more famous trails in the state, the Pinhoti Trail, travels the mountain
ridges of Talladega National Forest for more than 130 miles. A National Millenni-
um Trail, the Pinhoti is a perfect training hike for Appalachian Trail hikers, and, in
fact, the trail now connects to the AT, so you can walk the entire Appalachians from
Alabama to Maine and beyond.
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