Take A Tour of the Eastern Shore Trail!

Today a wide variety of trails constitute the Eastern Shore Trail ...many waterfront, some historic, wilderness and small town, both off road and paralleling roads. One dubbed "Gator Alley" tunnels under an interstate highway giving hikers a close look at alligators and giant turtles swimming below in d'Olive Creek or sunning themselves on its banks. These trails are largely constructed of concrete or asphalt but because of the wide variation in grade a lot of elevated boardwalks and high-rise bridges, both wooden and metal, are also common. There are many attractions along the way from wilderness parks ... as in Daphne's Village Point Park ... to sophisticated waterfront resorts.

Perhaps the most fun of all is a stroll out on Fairhope's half mile municipal pier to check out the fishermen's luck, follow a sailing regatta in progress, or to marvel at windsurfers skimming by on a strong tail wind. Then there are the band concerts on the bluff overlooking the pier, the Rose Garden, duck ponds and swimming in the Bay off sandy beaches.

Out on the six mile causeway that crosses the Bay

We have . . . the World War II Battleship USS Alabama moored in Bay waters plus the vintage Aircraft Pavilion ... $10 tours for adults and $5 for children Meaher State Park with its salt marsh boardwalks .. one of ten Coastal Alabama birding Trail sites on the Eastern Shore Trail, plus a fishing pier, boar launches, and year round bayfront camgrounds with travel trailer hook-ups, showers, and picnic pavilion. Five Rivers Delta Center where visitors can check out the Apalachee Exhibit Hall, Tensaw Theater showing nature films, and hiking trails. For a fee they can rent a canoe or kayak or join a guided pontoon boat tour of the vast and wild lower Mobile Tensaw Delta. Add waterfront seafood restaurants at every turn ...the best tables overlook the Bay... and sunsets to die for.

Follow the "Pointed Hand" and Click to Visit Websites along the Trail.