Ruffner Mountain

1214 81st Street South, Birmingham, AL 35206

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+1 205 833 8264

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www.ruffnermountain.org

Ruffner Mountain is a 1,000-acre nature preserve, is just five miles from the city center. In this urban forest, 10 miles of hiking trails traverse the ridgetop and valleys; one trail ends at a spectacular overlook with a view of ... more on Birminghamal.org

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It's wonderful trails bring you to great views of the city, historic mining relicts as well and peaceful private locations. more on TripAdvisor

It is free, though donations are accepted. more on TripAdvisor

Another good thing is that it was free. more on TripAdvisor

It doesn't cost anything and they have beautiful walking trails that you can spend all day on or only a few minutes depending on the time you have. more on Yahoo! Travel

On the Ruffner Rd side in Irondale there is a small parking lot across from an autobody place and you can also hike to the wetlands from there. more on TripAdvisor

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Whether you want a vigorous hike or a leisurely stroll Ruffner Mountain has trails to accommodate your taste. Ruffner is easily accessible from both the Northern and Southern sides. From where I live, ... more on TripAdvisor

I had no idea what area of town I was driving into, now that I have lived here for a while I know. It is a rough, high crime, shooting area so lock your doors on the drive up. Once you get there you a ... more on TripAdvisor

I hiked the Marian Harnach Nature Trail which was okay but nothing special. The best thing here are the beautiful owls caged outside and the turtles and snakes located in the visitor's center. Another ... more on TripAdvisor

Ruffner Mountain can be accessed from the Birmingham side, which has the Nature Center, or the Irondale side, on Ruffner Road across the street from Ruffner ball park. They are currently working on a ... more on TripAdvisor

Ruffner Mountain Nature Center is a great place to hike and if you enjoy birding there are a wide variety of birds to be seen. Even though it is very close to town, once you are out on the trails you ... more on TripAdvisor