Walking Trail Featured In State Guide

May 20, 2010

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Looking for a good place to walk? A trip around Flomaton’s Hurricane Park is one of the best walks in Alabama.

The “Alabama’s Passport to Fitness” walking trail guide from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs lists the walk around the park as one of the 85 best Passport Trails in the state.

Welcome centers across Alabama, as well as each community with a trail, will provide the official Passport Guide that contains maps of the trails and points of interest. In addition, the “Passport Stamp Page” allows walkers to collect an official passport stamp for each trail walked.

An online GIS interactive web page provides a virtual map that contains street maps and aerial imagery for each trail.

flomwalk10.jpgFlomaton’s Hurricane Park is an easy walk around a playground on a paved track. The walk passes the Turtle Point Environmental Science Center (pictured), a hands-on experience located on twenty acres of wetlands on Big Escambia Creek. The center features an interpretive wildlife center; wetland trail and boardwalk; gardens; butterfly and honeybee exhibits; and touch tank; live reptile, fish, and amphibian exhibits and a gift shop. The park is located on Highway 31 across from Flomaton High School.

To learn more about the Alabama Passport To Fitness guide and to view the interactive map, click here.

Courtesy photos and graphics for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

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Comments

One Response to “Walking Trail Featured In State Guide”

  1. Hazel Wilson on June 2nd, 2010 2:39 pm

    Is it possble for the Barrineau Park area to have a trail ?

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