Wildflower Hike at Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve

Sponsored by Fresh Air Family. Led by Charles Rose

Meet 12:00pm at the preserve, located in Colbert County, about 8 miles south of Tuscumbia, AL.

This outing is free to the public, but you should register. Registering ensures you will be notified of any last-minute changes or cancellation, due to weather, the leader's work schedule, etc.

To register or get more info, contact Charles Rose at [chuckrivers@comcast.net](mailto:chuckrivers@comcast.net) or 256-366-1937.

Registering is easy; all we need is:
1. Your name.
2. The number of people in your party.
3. A contact phone number, preferably a cell phone.

Bring water & snacks. Wear hiking boots or sturdy shoes. Moderately rigorous: at least a 4-mile hike, with up-hills & down-hills. We will be flexible as far as the distance covered; some may choose to go further.

See waterfalls, including the 60-ft. “Lacefield’s Falls”, scenic vistas, huge flower-strewn boulders and cascading creeks.
Our main goal on this hike is The Boulder Garden, featuring huge rocks that we hope will be strewn with hundreds of Trout Lilies.

Other wildflowers expected to be blooming are Hepatica, Bloodroot, Rue Anemone, Jacob’s Ladder, Trillium cuneatum, Toothworts and more.

Directions
From Birmingham:
Take I-65 N for app. 50 miles to Cullman.
Take the AL-157 exit (Exit 310).
At the end of the ramp, turn left onto AL-157 N (toward Moulton).
Continue on AL-157 for app. 55 miles, passing through Moulton, AL on the way.
Merging with AL-20 W (alt US-72 W), continue for another 4.3 miles into Muscle Shoals, AL.
At the large intersection with US-43 (where AL-157 & AL-20 turn right), continue straight onto US-72 W.
Go 3.4 miles on US-72 W.
At the Colbert County Farmers’ Co-Op (on the left), turn left onto the access road & go down the hill to Frankfort Rd.
Turn left (south) on Frankfort Rd. & go 7.25 miles.
After passing Piney Grove Church of Christ (on the right), go another ¼ mile & turn right on Loop Rd. (CR 41).
Go just 1/10 mile & veer left onto the gravel road as Loop Rd. bends to the right.
Follow the gravel road past the chicken houses (on the left) to the Lacefield’s Spanish-style house.

From Huntsville:
Take I-565 W.
I-565 will become AL-20 W.
Continue on AL-20W, as it crosses the Tennessee River into Decatur.
On the other side of the bridge, AL-20 immediately turns right at the light.
Continue app. 40 miles more on AL-20 W to Muscle Shoals, AL.
At the large intersection with US-43 (where AL-20 W turns right), continue straight onto US-72 W.
Go 3.4 miles on US-72 W.
At the Colbert County Farmers’ Co-Op (on the left), turn left onto the access road & go down the hill to Frankfort Rd.
Turn left (south) on Frankfort Rd. & go 7.25 miles.
After passing Piney Grove Church of Christ (on the right), go another ¼ mile & turn right on Loop Rd. (CR 41).
Go just 1/10 mile & veer left onto the gravel road as Loop Rd. bends to the right.
Follow the gravel road past the chicken houses (on the left) to the Lacefield’s Spanish-style house.

From US-43 in Muscle Shoals:
Take US-72 W.
At the Colbert County Farmers’ Co-Op (3.4 miles west of US-43), turn left onto the access road & go down the hill to Frankfort Rd.
Turn left (south) on Frankfort Rd. & go 7.25 miles.
After passing Piney Grove Church of Christ (on the right), go another ¼ mile & turn right on Loop Rd. (CR 41).
Go just 1/10 mile & veer left onto the gravel road as Loop Rd. bends to the right.
Follow the signs, taking the gravel road past the chicken houses, on to the preserve.

Google Map, showing location of Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve
https://goo.gl/maps/AjTjALyPkow

Visit the Friends of Cane Creek Nature Preserve page on Facebook to see photos of the preserve, learn more about its geology and read visitor comments.
https://www.facebook.com/Friends-of-Cane-Creek-Canyon-Nature-Preserve-126802417335447/?view_public_for=126802417335447