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Best hikes in Southwestern Appalachians + Northern Alabama

State(s) AL, MS, TN
Most Recently Visited Jan 03, 2019
Hikes in this Region 17

Agencies that manage land within Southwestern Appalachians + Northern Alabama

The agencies I've been to within this area include:
  • Bankhead National Forest
  • Cheaha State Park
  • Fall Creek Falls State Park
  • Foster Falls Small Wild Area
  • Frozen Head State Park
  • Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park
  • Moss Rock Preserve
  • Ozone Falls State Natural Area
  • Prentice Cooper State Forest
  • Skyline Wildlife Management Area
  • Stephens Gap Callahan Cave Preserve
  • Talladega National Forest
  • Tishomingo State Park

Find trip reports in Southwestern Appalachians + Northern Alabama

Find the best hikes in the Southwestern Appalachians + Northern Alabama, located in Alabama and Mississippi and Tennessee. The hikes listed below are from highest rating to lowest. Higher-rated hikes are generally harder, longer days with beautiful scenery and lots of solitude and follows a fun, interesting route.

Aug 02, 2017

Randolf, Sipsey River, Rippey Loop
Bankhead National Forest, AL
Class 1 9.3 miles 1200 gain 4-6 hrs Loop
Effort
Beauty
Personality
Solitude
Nov 01, 2016

Chimney Top Mountain via Spicewood Branch Loop
Frozen Head State Park, TN
Class 1 8.3 miles 2900 gain 3-5 hrs Loop
Effort
Beauty
Personality
Solitude
Jul 31, 2017

Walls of Jericho
Skyline Wildlife Management Area, AL
Class 1 6.4 miles 1300 gain 3-5 hrs Out and Back
Effort
Beauty
Personality
Solitude
Jun 20, 2018

Cheaha Falls via Chinnabee Silent Trail
Talladega National Forest, AL
Class 1 5.7 miles 800 gain 2-4 hrs Out and Back
Effort
Beauty
Personality
Solitude
Aug 03, 2017

Lookout and Braziel Creek Loop
Bankhead National Forest, AL
Class 1 11.8 miles 1600 gain 5-7 hrs Loop
Effort
Beauty
Personality
Solitude
Jul 31, 2017

Stephen's Gap
Stephens Gap Callahan Cave Preserve, AL
Class 2 1.6 miles 300 gain <1 hr Out and Back
Effort
Beauty
Personality
Solitude
Jul 07, 2014

Borden Creek Trail (Sipsey Wilderness #200)
Bankhead National Forest, AL
Class 1 5.4 miles Minimal gain 2-4 hrs Out and Back
Effort
Beauty
Personality
Solitude
Jan 03, 2019

Bird Mountain via Cumberland Trail and Tower Loop
Frozen Head State Park, TN
Class 1 7.3 miles 2200 gain 3-5 hrs Loop
Effort
Beauty
Personality
Solitude
Jun 20, 2018

Cave Creek and Pinhoti Loop
Cheaha State Park, AL
Class 1 7.6 miles 1200 gain 3-5 hrs Loop
Effort
Beauty
Personality
Solitude
Jul 08, 2018

Fall Creek Falls, Cane Creek Falls, and Cable Trail
Fall Creek Falls State Park, TN
Class 2 4.2 miles 1100 gain 2-4 hrs Out and Back
Effort
Beauty
Personality
Solitude

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