A non-alabamian in Cheaha

[Frenchy78]

Hello everyone !

I am planning to make a trail this week-end saturday or sunday in the Talladega Forest .
Given I am not from Al and I am alone I want to ask you some general information in order to ensure there is nothing problematic.

I want to make a 5/6h trail starting around 9am. After making a research I am thinking about parking at Lake Chinabee and reaching the Cheaha summit: so it is Chinabee silent trail if I understood everything. I have several hiking experiences, but more in the snow with snowshoes and in groups. I also do a lot of endurance sports. That's why I was also thinking about running it if it is not too hard.
Another question, do you know where I can find some maps of this area ? Are hunters a problem ? I don't look like a deer but it is something I am not culturally used and if there are some rules in order not to be shoot, I would like to know them ! You understand that I don't find a lot of ressources about the Talladega Forest on the web.

Good week-end  

Franck

[weathermansam]

Once you pass Turnipseed camp on the chinnabee it goes uphill, and is incredibly rocky and slippery.  I messed an ankle up hiking it once.  I would recommend wearing hunter orange of some kind. 

Some huntin' info:  http://www.pinhotitrailal...ce.org/huntingseason.html

A good map of the pinhoti [you need #12], except it doesn't show where chinnabee joins in:  http://parkaymaps.110mb.c...aps/PinhotiMapsIndex.html

This map gives you a view of chinnabee and where it joins in, though:  http://www.alabamatrail.o...ngAL/Pinhoti/PinhotiS.htm


Hope this helps!