City Calendar

Smokewoods of Monte Sano via Three Caves Trailhead- Guided Hike   (Easy to moderate) Land Trust Board member David Young will take you along the trail named for his family. Admire the Chittamwood (Smokewood) groves and the many fossils from the ocean that once covered North Alabama. Directions: Take California to Hermitage. Go to and through the […]

Historic Old Railroad Bed Trail, Monte Sano Nature Preserve- Guided Hike (2.5 miles / 3 hours / Moderate to difficult) The Old Railroad Bed Trail follows the same path as the steam locomotive that traveled from the Huntsville Depot to the Monte Sano Hotel from 1888 until 1896.  Enjoy a bit of Huntsville’s past with hike leader […]

Trail of Tears: Benge Detachment Over Blevins Gap-Guided Hike (2 hours / Moderate to difficult) Historian John Stanton will lead along an actual TOT route. The Land Trust’s Blevins Gap Nature Preserve protects a portion of the Benge Detachment Route – a Trail of Tears contingent that began in Fort Payne, came over Blevins Gap […]

Monte Sano History, Monte Sano Nature Preserve- Guided Hike  (3.75 miles / 2.5 hours / Difficult) Bruce Martin will lead hikers on a BIG circle that includes the Nature Preserve’s Bluff Line Trail and High Trail. You’ll visit the historic baths used by the Monte Sano Hotel, and learn about the forest, the geology and […]

(1.75 miles one way guided hike; Moderate)  A fun Huntsville tradition – Appreciating the beauty of Monte Sano Nature Preserve with family and friends on Thanksgiving morning! We’ll burn some extra calories and walk down Alms House Trail to Historic Three Caves.  Then, drivers will be ferried back to our Bankhead trailhead hiker’s parking lot. Or, you may make the round trip back […]