AVA YR1710
January 1 to December 31, 2008
January 1 to December 31, 2009
Trail: A walk through historic downtown Birmingham, including Old Morris Ave, the first cobblestone street in the city and the Civil Rights Museum and Park. No pets are allowed. The trail is on concrete, asphalt and cobblestone.
IMPORTANT: For special occasions, the City of Birmingham closes off large portions of downtown and a fee must be paid to enter those areas. If you are not interested in the special events, we recommend that you avoid doing the walk at these times, as additional monies will have to be paid. (Of course, if you are interested, these are excellent times to do the walk.)
Known events to be aware of:
City Stages, a weekend of music on
June
13-15, 2008,
Most all of the streets in downtown
Birmingham, AL will be closed for City Stages, a musical
festival. Naturally, you may pay and attend this great
festival, but if you only want to walk, you might want to
choose our Southside YREs, Historic Southside or University
of Alabama Birmingham.
Birmingham Hertage Festival, a weekend of music in early
August.
American Authors & Literary Landmarks : past locations mentioned in the novels of Anne George
and more somberly, "Bombingham" by Anthony Grooms
Railroad Heritage Walk Program
Spirit of Walking Cemetery Stroll Oakhill Cemetery
Walking Courthouse in the USA Special Program : Jefferson County Courthouse and a US District Courthouse,
Walking Europe in the United States Special Program: Birmingham, England
and Walk the USA, A-Z Program : the letter "B".
Distance: Choice of 5k and 10 km trails
Hours Daily, dawn to dusk.
Rating: 1 (easy) and is suitable for strollers.
Start Location: Crowne Plaza - The Redmont Hotel, 205-324-2101. 2101 Fifth Avenue North. Crowne Plaza Redmont Hotel gives a 25% discount.
Directions to start location:
I-59 South from Gadsden and I-20 West from Atlanta
Exit 125 (exits to left); then turn left on 22nd Street;
right on 4th Avenue North; right on Richard Arrington Jr.
Blvd. Hotel is one block on the right.
I-59 North/I20 East from Tuscaloosa Exit 125B; turn
right on 22nd Street; right on 4th Avenue; right on Richard
Arrington Jr. Blvd. Hotel is one block on the right.
I-65 South from Huntsville Exit 261A onto I-59
North/I20 East; follow directions above.
I-65 North from Montgomery Exit 260B; right on 3rd
Avenue North,; left on Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. Hotel is
two blocks on right. Click
for Map
Parking Parking lots, decks and meters are within a two block radius of the hotel. Meters are free on Saturday and Sunday.
For more information Call Dee Addison at 205-960-2150, 2018-B Montreat Pkwy, Birmingham AL 35216 or email deeaddison@yahoo.com.
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Last modified Dec. 5, 2008.