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Cloudmont Ski & Golf Resort |
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America's southernmost ski resort. Two 1,000-foot slopes provide fun for the beginner and
intermediate skiers. Free lessons. Saddle Rock Golf Course is a beautiful Par 3, 9-Hole course.
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(256)634-4344.
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Lookout Mountain Incline Railway |
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Picture your wedding in this secluded chapel located on Scenic Lookout Mountain. 861 County Road 624, Mentone, Alabama 35984.
Minister available.
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256-634-4181
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Take an unforgettable journey high atop Lookout Mountain. Enjoy the quiet woodland paths and gardens. Discover ancient rock formations. Settle back with ice-cold lemonade on the Cliff Terrace. Experience fairytale magic year round.
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Discover a world of wonder at Ruby Falls! Guided tour to sparkling 145' natural underground waterfall. Fascinating cavern with unique formations and paved level walk way. Panoramic view from Lookout Mountain Tower. Friendly guides make the tour fun for your group.
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Guided mountain (hourly) trail rides, hourly rates or combination packages. A great place for groups and family reunions. Enjoy storytelling around a big campfire, hayrides that venture out into the cow pasture where you can feed the cattle and great food in the "Roundup".
Located in Mentone, Alabama, just off County Road 165.
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People have been flocking to this popular health resort since the late 1800's where mineral springs were believed to have healing powers. The mineral springs are no more but the town still has the same charm and healing powers as it restores peace and tranquility. Bed & Breakfast Inns, Cabins and restaurants add to the rustic atmosphere. This is the perfect place to rest for the night before completing your journey across the Lookout Mountain Parkway.
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Wilderness Outdoor Movie Theater |
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Located at 271 Old Hales Road in Trenton, Georgia. 706-657-8411 & 866-966-8431
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Battles for Chattanooga Electric Map & Museum |
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Located at 1110 East Brow Road, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
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The Hallelujah Trail was developed by the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association and links 32 century-old historic churches and synagogues in North Alabama. The Natchez Trace Parkway is a 444-mile National Scenic Highway running through the states of Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. The North Alabama Birding Trail is a series of 50 roadside stops that help travelers spot the eastern woodland birds and waterfowl that flock to and through North Alabama. The Lodge at Gorham’s Bluff and Lake Guntersville State Park are both recommended as choices for overnight stays along the trail. The Lookout Mountain Parkway runs from Noccalula Falls in Gadsden to Chattanooga, covering the states of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. A detour to the Little River Canyon National Preserve outside Fort Payne is recommended.
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Length: About 120 miles, plus side trips.
When to go: Pleasant year-round.
Nearby attractions: Rock City Gardens, a 10-acre tract that contains rare vegetation and unusual sandstone formations, off Rte. 157 in Georgia, just south of Tennessee. Chattanooga Nature Center, with marked roads and trails that pass through areas lush with wildflowers, shrubs, and trees, off Rte. 11 in Chattanooga, TN.
Further information: Lookout Mountain Parkway Association,
P.O. Box 681165
Fort Payne, AL 35968
tel. 888-805-4740
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The parkway heads northward along Rte. 189, which returns you to Rte. 157 a few miles south of the Tennessee border. Once across the state line, the drive follows Rte. 210 to the scenic loop that passes Point Park -- a fitting climax to this journey along the length of Lookout Mountain. The ridge reaches its highest point here, cresting at 2,126 feet, and boasts a view to match, with vistas of the Tennessee River gliding slowly past the city of Chattanooga. On clear days you can also see portions of six other states: Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, and even Virginia. For a glimpse of the mountain's interior, visit Ruby Falls, a watery plume that splashes down through a cave located more than 1,000 feet underground. The hidden realm -- an elevator will whisk you there -- also claims among its charms several subterranean chambers that are bejeweled with onyx as well as with dripstone; when illuminated, the cave's walls shimmer with rainbow-like colors.
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Cloudland Canyon State Park |
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Back on Lookout Mountain Parkway, you'll traverse the spine of Lookout Mountain along Rte. 117, which zigzags eastward through woodlands on the way to Georgia. Beyond the town of Cloudland, the parkway continues to press northward along Rte. 157, then turns onto Rte. 136 for a short jaunt to Cloudland Canyon State Park. One of the region's finest preserves, its 2,200 or so acres embrace a cluster of ravines and waterfalls. With elevations that range from 800 to 1,900 feet, this is rugged terrain but well worth exploring. Exhilarating panoramas of the hills and hollows will prepare sightseers for the grandeur that awaits at Cloudland Canyon itself, a deep cleft slashed into shale and sandstone by Sitton Gulch Creek. For a front-row seat, stop at the park's main picnic area.
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Sequoyah Caverns - The property is nestled in Will's Valley surrounded by rolling hills and pastureland. Fallow deer and peacock roam the pastures, with the cave extending into the base of Sand Mountain. Known for it's reflecting pools, this cave is named for the Cherokee Indian Chief Sequoyah. Guided tours of the cave are available with special group rates. Looking for a more adventurous tour? Try a wild cave tour, rock climbing or rappelling! Located off Highway 11 in Valley Head, Alabama. 256-635-0024 Email
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Although the Spaniard Hernando De Soto found no gold when he explored this region in 1540, modern seekers of nature's treasures will find prizes aplenty: 20 miles of trails lined with uncountable riches. Famed for its springtime display of flowering shrubs, this wooded preserve is equally stunning in autumn, when hardwoods put on a show of foliage as colorful as a painter's palette. Be sure to catch each season in all its glory from the overlook at nearby 120-foot DeSoto Falls, the highest cascade in the area. The reservoir above the falls makes for a lovely picnic spot -- and a tempting find for anglers.
In the pioneer spirit of the explorer Hernando DeSoto, DeSoto State Park encompasses some 5,000 acres along Little River. Accented by waterfalls, scenic vistas and sheer rock cliffs, fragrant wildflowers and hiking trails, the pioneer spirit is enhanced with a unique restaurant, resort, camping and cabin rentals. Among the many waterfalls found throughout the park is the DeSoto Falls, a 104-ft drop into the rugged canyon carved by the Little River.
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DeSoto State Park is located at
13903 County Road 89, Fort Payne, Alabama 35967
Park Headquarters (256) 845-0051
Lodge 1-800-568-8840.
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Little River Canyon National Preserve |
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The green signs along Tabor Road, Rte. 89, the first leg of the Lookout Mountain Parkway, will guide you north to State Rte. 68, where the parkway becomes Rte. 176 with Leesburg on the left and Collonsville to the right. Farther along, at a community called Dogtown, the drive makes a brief, beautiful detour from the parkway itself, taking Rte. 176A northeast along the western rim of Little River Canyon.
The roadway parallels the steep-walled rift, one of the deepest to be found east of the Mississippi River. Turnouts are sprinkled along the route; stand at the canyon's edge, if you dare, and listen for the distant music of the Little River, rushing along some 700 feet below. You can even follow one of several trails that lead down the sandstone cliffs to the cloistered canyon floor and reward yourself with a refreshing summertime dip in one of the Little River's sheltered swimming holes. After you enjoy this side trip, return to the parkway by following Rte. 35 westward to Rte. 89.
Little River flows for most of its length atop Lookout Mountain in northeast Alabama. The river and canyon systems are spectacular Appalachian Plateau landscapes any season of the year. Forested uplands, waterfalls, canyon rims and bluffs, stream riffles and pools, boulders, and sandstone cliffs offer settings for a variety of recreational activities. Natural resources and cultural heritage come together to tell the story of the Preserve, a special place in the Southern Appalachians.
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Alabama's natural beauty shares the stage with Indian lore at this 250-acre park to the north of Gadsden. Once called Black Creek Falls, the 90-foot waterfall here now bears the name of the Cherokee princess Noccalula, who is said to have hurled herself to a watery death rather than marry a man she did not love. A bronze statue of the lovelorn maiden, poised to leap into the thundering cascade, looks out endlessly on the falls. Nearby, a stairway descends into Black Creek Gorge, a snaking chasm carved into the rocks just downstream from the falls. A 1 1/2-mile trail shadows the waterway as it races between towering sandstone bluffs. Another pathway, the Lookout Mountain Hiking Trail, which one day will lead all the way to Chattanooga, also can be sampled at Noccalula Falls Park.
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