Outdoor Recreation Opportunities and Skills Your Toolkit to Spring Break and Beyond! Hiking Local hikes and points of interest! 2 Local Hiking • Shoals Creek Preserve - Link Moderate intensity hiking Varied wildflowers and native blooming trees Shoal Creek view Waterfowl watching • Joe Wheeler State Park Moderate intensity hiking Waterfowl watching Overnight accommodations that don’t break the bank! • Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve - Link Moderate to difficult intensity hiking • Bankhead National Forest • Wildwood Park - Link Easy to moderate intensity hiking View of Cypress Creek Mountain biking trails – moderate to difficult • TVA Trails - Link Moderate to difficult hiking Accessible hiking Wildflowers in bloom Blooming native tress View of the Tennessee River 3 Bridge Walk over the river • Bankhead National Forest – Link • Map Link • Sipsey Wilderness Map Link Easy to difficult Picnic Area Trail Randolph Trail Hiking & Backpacking Thompson Creek Trail – Sipsey River Trail Backpacking into the Sipsey Wilderness Area • Backpacking 101 Basic equipment Pre-camp preparedness How to Pack a backpack • Day Hiking in the Bankhead • Equipment needed Link • Alabama State Parks! 4 Local Recreation Disc Golf – Kayaking – Muscle Shoals Backstage Pass – Wheeler Lake Scenic Cruises – Biking – State Park Camping! • Disc Golf opportunities • Muscle Shoals Backstage Pass McFarland Park Disc Golf https://www.visitflorenceal.com/things-to- Gattman Park Disc Golf do/shoalsbsp/ Veterans Park Disc Golf • Wheeler Lake Scenic Cruises • Golf Equipment http://www.scenicwheelerlake.com/ • Kayaking Opportunities • Biking Cypress Creek Biking the Natchez Trace Parkway Tennessee River TVA Trail – paved bike trail Cherokee Kayak Trail - Tangle Foot Bike Trail - http://www.welcometocherokeeal.org/ http://tanglefoottrail.com/ Chief Ladiga Bike Trail Al (34 mile Ala section) - https://www.traillink.com/trail/chief-ladiga- Healthy UNA - Get Out and Explore trail/ Your World! 5 Skills Videos to help you Re-Create your Leisure in a Healthy UNA Way! Hiking & Backpacking Kayaking & Camping Hiking and Risk Management Link Basic Kayaking Link Basic Backpacking - How To Pack A Pack Link Setting up a Tent Link Camp Site Selection Link Fire Building Link Backpacking & Camp Cooking Link Healthy UNA! 6 THANK YOU! Patrick J. Shremshock Phone 256-765-4831 Email [email protected].