Upcoming Activities
FEBRUARY 14, SATURDAY, 9:45 p.m.
Southeastern Outings [Dayhike]
Where: Moss Rock Preserve, Hoover, Alabama
Where: Moss Rock Preserve, Hoover, Alabama
Directions to meeting place: Moss Rock Preserve Parking Lot on Patton Chapel Road-1575 Patton Chapel Road, Hoover, AL 35226. Proceed to Crest Cadillac dealership on U.S. 31 in Hoover about ½ mile north of U.S. 31 interchange with I-459 near the Riverchase Galleria. Turn onto Patton Chapel Road at stop light on U.S. 31 directly in front of the Cadillac dealer. Go 1.6 miles on Patton Chapel Road to the traffic light at intersection of Patton Chapel Road, Chapel Lane, Chapel Road and Preserve Parkway. At the traffic light, turn right on Chapel Road. See two schools, one on each side of the road. Drive 2/10 miles and pull into preserve parking lot on left just before you get to the Simmons Middle School which is up on the hill on the left and before the driveway with the sign saying preserve parking. The group will be meeting at the very back of that parking lot which usually has a large number of yellow school buses parked in it. DO NOT just enter Moss Rock Preserve parking in your GPS. There are at least 3 and maybe 4 parking lots for the Moss Rock Preserve. No telling which one your GPS will direct you to.
Information and Trip Leader: David Shepherd, 205/240-4681
FEBRUARY 21, SATURDAY, 1:45 p.m.
Southeastern Outings Dayhike
Where: Montevallo Parks Trail
Details: Enjoy an easy 4-mile hike on a trail in Montevallo. The main trail is two miles one way and goes through several parks, by two picturesque, flowing streams, and around a beautiful university-owned lake in a wooded park.
This walk will be Southeastern Outings’ thirteenth or so hike on the Montevallo Parks trail. Come with us for a guided tour of an easily walkable trail. Please bring plenty of water and wear good walking shoes or boots. Dress appropriately for the weather.
Optional dinner after the hike.
Please meet 1:45 p.m. at the McDonald’s Galleria. We plan to depart from there at 2:00 p.m. or you may meet the group at 2:45 p.m. at the parking lot beside the larger bridge over Shoal Creek which is the wide creek that flows through Orr Park between the ball fields and the open recreational area in the park in Montevallo. The bridge is right beside the parking lot along the creek at the back of the ball fields. Please email Dan Frederick at the email address below if you would like driving directions from Hoover to Orr Park sent to you before the hike.
Well-behaved, carefully supervised children age 7 and over able to complete the hike are welcome.
Admission to Trail and Park: Free
Information and Trip Leader: Dan Frederick, email southeasternoutings@gmail.com, landline 205/631-4680
Anticipated March events (details later):
- MARCH 7, SATURDAY, Dayhike, High Ore Line Trail, Birmingham
- MARCH 8, SUNDAY, Second Sunday Dayhike, Oak Mountain State Park
- MARCH 14, SATURDAY, Day hike, Barton’s Beach and Perry Lakes Park
- MARCH 14, SATURDAY, Low Country Shrimp Boil, Historic Marion Female Seminary Building
- MARCH 21, SATURDAY, Dayhike, Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
- MARCH 28, SATURDAY, Dayhike, Upper Quillan Creek, Sipsey Wilderness, Bankhead National Forest
- Date & location to be announced: Leisurely Weekday Hike
Hike (canceled Feb 7) to be rescheduled in April:
Southeastern Outings Dayhike
Where: Five Mile Creek Greenway Extension in the Brookside Areas, just northwest of Birmingham
Details: You are invited to participate in an easy and leisurely-paced, fun Southeastern Outings dayhike on a portion of the Five Mile Creek Greenway Trail, a rails-to-trails conversion route on an old railroad right of way. This smooth trail is wide and level. No hills! This finely-crushed rock surface trail goes through mostly wooded terrain.
Note that the trail has been extended recently. Our hike in 2026 will be entirely on the new section where we have only hiked twice previously. So come out to see and experience what the new part looks like! Total hike distance is about 3.8 miles.
No motorized vehicles are allowed on the trail! This outing should be lots of fun for everyone.
Other portions of this trail have consistently been one of our most popular places to hike since the hike is easy and the trail is close to Birmingham.
Please meet in the WalMart Gardendale parking lot at 1:30 p.m. We plan to depart from there at 1:45 p.m.
Information and Trip Leader: Dan Frederick, email southeasternoutings@gmail.com, landline 205/631-4680
