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In-Depth Information
Restaurants
Nesmith's Hamburgers, 14396 Court St., Moulton; (256) 974-9806. A Moulton
staple since 1966. Great double cheeseburgers.
Hike Tours
Wild South, 11312 AL 33, Ste. 1, Moulton, AL 35650; (256) 974-6166;
www.wildsouth.org. Not only is Wild South an amazing outdoor conservation or-
ganization, they also believe in sharing their knowledge of Bankhead National
Forest with others and hold regular hikes.
Organizations
Sipsey Wilderness Hiking Club; www.sipseywilderness.org. Excellent website for
information on the many trails of the Sipsey Wilderness and Bankhead National
Forest.
The Land of a Thousand
Waterfalls
Located in Bankhead National Forest is a wilderness
area that many feel offers the best hiking and back-
packing experiences in the state—the Sipsey Wilder-
ness.
The Sipsey was designated a wilderness area by
Congress in 1975, thus making it the first designated
wilderness area east of the Mississippi. Today the wil-
derness is over 24,000 acres in size. The soft lime-
stone and sandstone of the region have given way
over the centuries to the action of rivers and creeks
that flow through the wilderness, most prominently Bee
Branch, Borden Creek, and the Sipsey River. The ac-
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