Central Region - Hiking Alabama: A Guide to the State's Greatest Hiking Adventures - page 243

and four benches here, along with a three-prong fork in the trail:
the Red-Yellow Connector (center), the Yellow Trail (left), and
the White/Yellow Trail (right, to the south, with a bridge crossing
the stream). Take the left fork uphill on the Yellow Trail. The
blazes are now yellow.

Pass yellow marker 81. This is a climb to the top of a ridge on
the uphill side of the Maggie's Glen stream (which is now on
your left). Nice views along this ridge in the winter.

1.3

Pass yellow marker 82.

1.6

Pass yellow marker 83.

1.8

Pass yellow marker 84. In 100 feet you will be back at the inter-
section with the White Trail at mile 0.2. Turn right onto the
White/Yellow Trail and retrace your steps to the trailhead.

2.1

Arrive back at the trailhead.

2.3

Hiking Information

Local Information

Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau, 2200 Ninth Ave. North,
Birmingham, AL 35203; [phone]; www.birminghamal.org

Local Events/Attractions

Vulcan Park and Museum, 1701 Valley View Dr., Birmingham; [phone];
www.visitvulcan.com. The statue of Vulcan, the Roman god of the forge, is the
world's largest cast-iron statue and a fitting tribute to this iron and steel city. You
can climb the 100-plus-year-old statue for a beautiful view of the city and also vis-