Canoe Trails in AL
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Alabama river
The shuttle is 30 minutes one way. The trip is 6 miles by water. From campground you go about 1/8 of a mile and go through Clairborne Lock. We notified the dam ahead of time that we would be going through the lock. It took less than 30 minutes to go through the lock. Not much wildlife on this river. Current was good because of large amount of rain prior to run. Not much to see except water.
| Put In point: From Monroeville, Al 41 to Co.Rd. 17 to Lock and Dam Rd. to Issac Creek Campground. | On mapNo map. |
| Take Out point: U.S. Hwy 84 to Clairborne Landing next to bridge over Al. River. |
Rapids mostly: Class I
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Cahaba River Grants Mill
The take out and put in points on the map are approximate.
The shuttle from Grants' mill road to Old Overton Road is 6.9 miles.
This is a popular canoe trip and the put in and take out points are public and under the jurisdiction of Jefferson county.
| Put In point: Well marked and official public access point off of Grants Mill Road | On map |
| Take Out point: Well marked and official public access point off of Old Overton Road in Jefferson county |
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Globe Creek Trail
6.8 miles starting at French's Lake Coastal Access Kiosk and ending at Hubbard's Landing. Trail features bottomland hardwood swamp, flowing creeks, and side channel sloughs and backwaters. Water levels of 15-18 feet on Claiborne Dam are best for Globe creek. Call 1-888-771-4601 for water level information. Globe Creek is part of Alabama's Bartram Canoe Trails.
| Put In point: North of Stockton Alabama on Hwy 225/59. Follow signs to Upper Delta Wildlife Management area. Then follow signs to French's Lake Coastal Access Kiosk. | On map |
| Take Out point: Hubbard's Landing is located on Baldwin County Road 96 which intersects HWY 59 approximately 6 miles north of Stockton. Then go west on Co. Rd. 96. |
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Proctor Creek Trail
6.5 miles through creek, lake, and slough featuring bottomland hardwood swamp, flowing creeks, side channel sloughs and backwaters.
The start and take out points are the same, so the take out point on the map provided is really
the turn around point. This shares the same route as Red Hill Creek route, except it forks
of course into Proctor Creek. River stages above 19 feet at Claiborne Dam are dangerous for this route. Call 1-888-771-4601 to check water level.
| Put In point: Hubbard's Landing: on Baldwin County Road 96 which intersects HWY 59 approximately 6 miles north of Stockton. Go west on county road 96. | On map |
| Take Out point: Same as put in point. |
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Red Hill Creek
The length of the run is 6.5 miles. This trip is upstream and back. Not 100% sure if it is 6.5 miles combined, or one way. The put in and take out are the same. Call 1-888-771-4601 for water level information. Above 19 feet at Claiborne Dam is considered dangerous for this route. This trip includes creek, lake, and slough and features bottomland hardwood swamp, flowing creeks, side channel sloughs and backwaters.
| Put In point: Hubbard's Landing on Baldwin County Road 96 which intersects HWY 59 approximately 6 miles north of Stockton. Go west on Co. Rd. 96. | On map |
| Take Out point: Same as put in. |
Rapids mostly:
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Tallapoosa River Georgia/Alabama Section
This section, a continuation of trip in Georgia, begins in Georgia and ends at the official start of the Loyd Owens Canoe Trail in Cleburne County, Alabama. Take out directions from US78. Turn south on Cleburne Co 49. Watch for brown Canoe sign approx 2 mile. Left at sign and about 1 mile to river. (Sometimes signs go missing - if you do not see a sign, I think it is the first paved road on CC 49.) Access has steps to river and ramp on side to slide boats - a really great launch site.
Shuttle is approximately 30 minutes between put in and take out points. Section is primarily a float trip with forests, sand bars, and occasionally wildlife. Allow about 5 hours to float, swim, and picnic on the way.
| Put In point: US78 Georgia/Alabama state line. (See Tallapoosa River Georgia Section 1 take out) | On mapNo map. |
| Take Out point: Cleburne County 49 south from US78. Follow CC49 about 2 miles to Canoe sign. Left at sign about 1 mi to river. |
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Tallaposa River
Shuttle is only about three minutes. This run can be done in three hours with plently of time to stop and play on river. Good run to take children on. More of a float trip then anything else. The river can be run at very low water and still have a current to push you along. No hard paddling. No bad shoals or drops. There are sections of this run where you are totaling along with no outside noises.
| Put In point: Take Hwy 46 E out of Heflin. Travel about 14 min. See Canoe Trail sign, Co Rd 71 N on left. Short dist. left Co Rd 482. 1.5 mi to Bridge. | On mapNo map. |
| Take Out point: Same dir. put in except stay on 46, pass over Perry Hand Bridge(Bell's Mill). Cement ramp on left of bridge. |
Rapids mostly: Class I
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Terrapin Creek
This trip usually takes from five to seven hours. A pretty creek with clear, cold water. A lot of quite time with no outside noises. Several rough places to get through. One a very rocky place. Need a little canoeing experience to really enjoy this section. A lot of wildlife and if you go during the week, usually you are the only one on the creek. An outfitter, Terrapin Outfitters is located just above the take out. Nice people who run this store.
| Put In point: From Anniston, go to Piedmont on Hwy 21. Take bypass Hwy 200 , go to Hwy 278. Turn right, go to 1st red light. Turn left Hwy 9. Go to Cherokee Co Road 8, right. 1st bridge, left side. | On mapNo map. |
| Take Out point: Stay on Hwy 9. After 2nd set of metal rails on right, Cherokee Co Rd 175 on right.. Go about 100 yards, on left. |
Rapids mostly: Class I
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Terrapin Creek (lower)
The shuttle is only about three miles. But it takes about 4 hours to canoe this section of the Terrapin. The water is clear. A lot of wildlife on the creek and interesting things to see. Although this leg of the Terrapin is popular so you also see some beer cans and trash. More information on the thread linked to at the bottom of this page.
| Put In point: Highway 9 North toward Centre at approximately mile marker 248. Turn right at sign for Terrapin Outdoor Center. | On map |
| Take Out point: Continue North on Hwy 9 to first overpass for the creek. This is at approximately mile marker 251. The take out point is to your immediate left once past the overpass. Cherokee County Road 31 is to yo |
Rapids mostly: Class I
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Terrapin on Cl 49
Run takes about 4 1/2 hours. Shuttle is about ten minutes; four or five miles. Run this section when water is up. Creek is clogged with water willow late summer, when water low. We ran this in Oct. and had to pole through several sections because of water willow. Creek is wider than we expected. First section runs through residential area. Second half is free of civilization. Lots of ducks in October. Creek very very pretty. This section worth running.
| Put In point: Piedmont, E on Vigo; Rt on Old Borden Springs; turns into Co.94. go to dead end, take out iron bridge | On mapNo map. |
| Take Out point: Piedmont, N on Hwy 278; go to twin bridges- about half mile- take out on right after second bridge. |
Rapids mostly: Class I
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The Alabama River
From campground, shuttle is from 20 to 30 minutes to Haines Island. This is a wide river with no hazards on this section except fishing boats. Trip is 13.5 miles. With a current of 1.5miles per hour we made the trip in 5 hours. Taking some time to go around several islands. No wildlife to speak of on the main river. Wildlife could be seen around islands.
| Put In point: From Monroeville, Al 41 to Co.Rd. 17 to Haines Island Ferry off of 17. | On mapNo map. |
| Take Out point: From Monroeville go 8 miles W. Al. 41 , west on Co. Rd 17 to Lock and Dam Rd, Issac Creek Campg. |
Rapids mostly: Class I
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Upper Terrapin Creek
From Weaver about a thirty minute drive to put in. About same for take out. Need good water level to run this section. Takes about 5 to 6 hours depending on water level. Only hazard is rocks on toward end of run. No problem to get through if you have paddled a good bit. This section is quiet and the prettiest on this creek.
| Put In point: Take Rabbittown Rd. off Hwy 9, (becomes Co. Rd 55 in Cleburne Co.). Inter. of 55 & 49 turn left. Go about 3 to 4 miles to 1st bridge. Cross and turn into dirt rd. private drive. Park and pay homeown | On mapNo map. |
| Take Out point: Take Vigo Rd out of Piedmont east. Turn onto Old Borden Rd. Take out at old iron bridge, rd closed sign. |
Rapids mostly: Class I
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