Desoto Scout Trail

Follows the rapids of the west fork of little river

The DeSoto Scout Trail follows the west fork of the Little River as is meanders through the mountains of NorthEast Alabama. The canyon cut by the Little River through the sandstone has an average depth of 600 feet.

The Civilian Conservation Corps created DeSoto State Park in the 1930s protecting the northern portion of Little River. The National Park Service created Little River Canyon National Preserve which protects the Canyon. The Trail begins on a ridge above the river, and winds down to the river itself. It then follows the river until it goes up a hill to views of the cliffs overlooking the river. The trail is 2.3 miles (4.6 miles round trip).

Go east on AL 35 for about a mile and turn left onto DeSoto Parkway, go 5.1 miles to park entrance. Continue into park 2.1 miles until Lodge Road and make a right turn, continue for another mile until sign reading Trailhead parking.