Wildsouth Hike to Sougahoagdee Falls June 26th

Bankhead National Forest (AL) hike day, June 26 PDF E-mail

Saturday, June 26, 2010
9:00 a.m.

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Sougahoagdee Falls
Leader: Julia Bright
Distance: 3 3/4 miles roundtrip
Rating: Moderate
Ages 12 and over

Sougahoagdee Falls is on a tributary of Brushy Creek, southeast of Grayson. After parking at the bridge on Hickory Grove Road, the hike route follows Brushy Creek through mature Eastern hemlock and beech forest. Waterfalls, sandstone bluffs and towering boulders offer spectacular scenery. Sougahoagdee Falls is a wide, year-round waterfall at the head of a box canyon. Thick ferns, holly and hemlock trees keep it green all year.

Sipsey River at Low Pressure Bridge
Leader: Kevin England, botanist
Distance: Approx. 1 1/2 miles roundtrip
Rating: Moderately easy
All ages welcome

Kevin's hike will begin on the south side of the Sipsey River, off County Road 2, at the site of an old low water crossing. From the bank of the Sipsey River, Kevin will lead hikers in discovering the little creatures that live in our streams. Hikers will follow a small creek upstream into a beautiful canyon to explore the creek, plants, the bluff line and a waterfall that comes off the edge of a huge rock shelter. The sandy beach, shallow water and a nice swimming hole make this a perfect summer day cooling-off spot.
There will be creek wading (the wet rocks are slippery and shoes will be needed) and swimming in the river.