Russell Cave Trail
Nice hike through forest and wildflowers into Russell Cave
Description:
Russell Cave National Monumet has been operated by the National Park Service since 1962. The trail is paved with asphalt and goes up the side of Montague Mountain to an elevation of about 1,300 feeet. The trail provides nice views of the pastures in the valley below. The loop trail returns back to the wooden walkboard and then into Russell Cave.
Directions: Google Directions
From Bridgeport AL CR75 west after crossing US 72 continue half mile to CR98. Continue on CR98 about 8 miles to Russell Cave National Monument entrance on left.
State: Alabama
County: Jackson
Latitude: 34.980361
Longitude: -85.808426
Length: 2.0 miles
Difficulty: 3
Trail viewed 1216 times
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