Seeing Alabama Again for the First Time

Curbie and I are going to make a road trip this Saturday to Cheaha State Park to do some scouting for a future hike. I have not spent any time in this area and that is a shame. I have been doing some light research as to the types of hiking that may be available in the area and things do look promising.

The Pinhoti Trail is an old Alabama trail covering more that 100 miles in Alabama. The trail runs from around Piedmont southwesterly to near Talledega. Over the last few years the Alabama Trail Hiking Association in conjunction with Georgia are attempting to tie this trail into the Appalachian Trail which continues from North Georgia to a terminus in Maine. The Pinhoti Trail is part of Cheaha State Park for a short distance and connects with other trails inside the park. There is a 17 mile loop called the Pinhoti Trail Loop which looks to be a great overnight weekend hike.

So Curbie and I will go up and check out the park and find some of the trailheads inside the park and do some short day hiking just to get the lay of the land for future hikes. Eventually we will do the same thing around the Sipsey Wilderess. But for now Cheaha State Park looks like our destination for this weekend.