HUNTSVILLE–Sweet Trails Alabama, in conjunction with the Singing River Trail and Jacksonville State University, will be taking a statewide public tour from October 2-6, 2023. The Sweet Trails Alabama Swing Around the State Tour will start in Huntsville and Florence and kick off a year-long initiative to identify existing trails and locate possible new routes in all sixty-seven counties in Alabama.
Sweet Trails Alabama is a unique collaborative initiative that will identify local, regional, and statewide trail projects. This statewide trail route plan will identify possible routes, trail communities, outdoor recreation economy sites, and highlight how the Sweet Trails Alabama project can create new opportunities in health and wellness, tourism, economic development, entrepreneurial growth, quality of life, workforce development, community engagement, and natural resource conservation.
The five-day, nine-stop tour will stop in Huntsville, Florence, Tuscaloosa, Selma, Atmore, Dothan, Montgomery, Birmingham, and Jacksonville.
Throughout the tour, Sweet Trails Alabama representatives, along with guest speakers, will share their inspiring vision for strengthening community bonds and creating more opportunities throughout Alabama. The day, time, and place of each public meeting, and a link to RSVP, is located at http://www.sweettrailsalabama.org.
The Sweet Trails Alabama Swing Around the State Tour is open to the public and made possible by the Alabama Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils. These nine Alabama RC&D Councils are made up of volunteers who identify the unmet needs in their communities and create solutions across Alabama.
About Sweet Trails Alabama: Sweet Trails Alabama, established in 2023, is a proactive initiative pinpointing local,
regional, and statewide trail projects. Sweet Trails Alabama seeks to create opportunities and enhance the well-being of communities throughout Alabama while promoting outdoor recreation and economic development.
About Singing River Trail: Established in 2018, Singing River Trail is a 200+ mile greenway system that strengthens regional bonds and creates new health and wellness, educational, economic, tourism, and entrepreneurial opportunities for the people and communities in the North Alabama region.
Media Release/John F. Kvach, Ph.D./Singing River Trail Executive Director
