Upcoming Activities
FEB 7, 2026, SATURDAY, please meet 8:45 a.m.
(Postponed from JANUARY 31)Southeastern Outings Dayhike
Where: Brushy Creek and Sougahoagdee Falls, Bankhead National Forest
Details: The hike will be 6 miles long and is rated moderate. We will follow a beautiful trail which runs from the Brushy Creek Bridge along Brushy Creek. At the intersection of Brushy Creek and Sougahoagdee Creek, we turn and follow Sougahoagdee Creek less than ¼ mile upstream to Sougahoagdee Falls, one of the largest and most scenic waterfalls in the entire Bankhead National Forest.
We usually observe about eleven waterfalls on this hike. We should also see lovely cliffs, hemlock trees, canyons and perhaps some additional waterfalls. If we have time, we may also visit the nearby natural bridge (not the one at the town of Natural Bridge) in the Natural Bridge Recreation Area of the Bankhead National Forest.
No charge for admission to the Bankhead National Forest, the Brushy Creek Trail, and the Natural Bridge Recreation Area in the Bankhead National Forest.
Southeastern Outings is both honored and privileged to inform you that this outing will be co-sponsored by the Alumni of Middlebury College. The College is located in Middlebury Vermont. We expect to have some Middlebury College Alumni participate with us on this outing.
Carefully-supervised, well-behaved children age 8 and older welcome.
Please bring a picnic lunch and water.
Optional dinner after at a delightful Italian restaurant in Double Springs.
Please meet 8:45 a.m. at the Hayden-Corner Park and Ride at Exit 284 off of I-65 North. We plan to depart from there at 9:00 a.m. Or you may meet the group at 9:20 a.m. at the Mile 300 Rest Area on I-65.
Information and Trip Leader: Dan Frederick, email southeasternoutings@gmail.com, landline 205/631-4680
FEBRUARY 8, SUNDAY, 12:45 p.m.
Southeastern Outings Second Sunday Dayhike
Where: Oak Mountain State Park
Details: Enjoy a moderate 4-mile walk in the woodlands near Birmingham on a Sunday afternoon. This is an excellent outing for introducing your friends to Southeastern Outings and for making new friends who enjoy the outdoors. Parts of this hike may be off the color-coded trails. There will be some ups and downs.
Well-behaved, properly supervised children age eight and up able to walk the distance of about 4 miles without complaining and complete the hike are welcome.
Well-behaved, properly supervised children age eight and up able to walk the distance of about 4 miles without complaining and complete the hike are welcome.
Please meet at 12:45 p.m. in the Oak Mountain Park office parking lot. We plan to depart from there at 1:00 p.m.
Please bring $5/person ($2.00 seniors) park admission fee plus your drink.
Information and Trip Leader: Randall Adkins, 205/719-7719
FEBRUARY 14, 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
