TravelAwaits
Jul.19.2021
With a cool autumn breeze blowing across the rocky outcropping known as the King’s Chair, and the hardwood trees glowing with brilliant fall colors, you really get a true impression of the city of Birmingham. On the horizon, you see the skyscrapers that mark the city as a bustling business center. But there is another side of the Magic City that is often overlooked the natural beauty that encircles it.
Enveloping the city are gently rolling mountains, tumultuous white water and tranquil flatwater rivers and streams, and much more. There are myriad ways to visit these natural wonders.
City seeks grant to make Moss Rock Preserve more accessible
Map courtesy of city of Hoover.
The city of Hoover is seeking a grant to build a trail at the Moss Rock Preserve that is accessible to people using wheelchairs, walkers and strollers. The trail would stretch about 600 feet to the boulder field area of the Moss Rock Preserve. Ã
Photo by Erin Nelson.
Kenya Harris and Brandon Lockett walk along a trail through the Moss Rock boulder field as they hike at the Preserve.
Kelly Bonner and her 5-year-old daughter like to go hiking in the Moss Rock Preserve nature park, but itâs something Kellyâs husband, Raymond, canât do with them.