Gulf Coast Region - Hiking Alabama: A Guide to the State's Greatest Hiking Adventures - page 10

surrection fern. There are four picnic tables here and a garbage
can. A nice wildflower patch is on the opposite side of the
wooden fence to the west. Cross the dirt road to the east and
come to a Y. A sign here shows the direction to the bay and in-
terpretive center. Follow the sign by turning right (south) onto a
narrow dirt footpath.

Pass a large area of standing water (depending on rainfall) to
your left (east).

0.2

Cross a creek over a 15-foot bridge. After crossing, turn left
(south) onto a dirt road (the turn to the right is blocked by a
bench).

0.3

Come to the boardwalk along the bay with a beautiful view and
bench. You can walk about 200 feet on the boardwalk until it
ends. Turn around here and retrace your steps to the Y at mile
0.0. ( FYI: It looks like the trail continues at the end of the board-
walk to the west, but it doesn't. It becomes impassable in a few
feet.)

0.5

Back at the Y, take the right fork (east) onto the very wide dirt
path. In a few feet you will pass an obvious geocache. You will
be walking parallel to US 98 through the hardwoods.

1.0

The path is now a grass bed.

1.1

Cross a dirt road to the east and come up behind the Interpret-
ive Center. Stop in for a visit when they are open. This is your
second turnaround point. Retrace your steps to the trailhead.
( Option: Continue past the Interpretive Center and on the
building's east side there is another boardwalk that takes you to
the bay and wetland and increases the trip by 0.3 mile.)

1.2

Arrive back at the trailhead.

1.4