Beaver Pond Trail-Little River Canyon
Mar 26th, 2010 by Admin 1
Nearest Town: Fort Payne, Al
Directions: From Al 35- Take AL 176 South for approx. 1 mile. Parking area on the right just sfter the Lynn Overlook parking lot.
From Leesburg-Take Al 273 North to CR 275 on left. Take a left at Canyon Mouth Park and continue on CR275 for 11 miles to AL176. Bear right on 176 and go North past Mushroom Rock, parking area on left.
Trail Length: 1.8mile loop
Difficulty: Easy
Beaver Pond Trail is the first hike we did along Little River Canyon. This trail is rated Moderate according to the map we picked up at the canyon center but we never figured out why. The entire trail is pretty flat with the exception of a few small ups and downs that are barely more than a few steps.
There’s a short lead in to the loop at which we headed right. After crossing a couple of footbridges we came to a junction that points to the actual observation deck at the actual Beaver Pond. We saw no beaver so we continued around the loop. We passed by several park benches and over a couple more footbridges before we ended up back at the start of the loop. There are no views of the canyon to be had here and it’s a little bit noisy as it is near the canyon road but there’s a lot of nice mossy ground. We all enjoyed this trail. It makes for a nice easy walk in the woods.
