Explore FLT's New Interactive Map

The new map provides a more user-friendly and dynamic experience for users, displaying all existing trails as well as what is to come: 19 miles of planned and in-progress trails under FLT’s Red Rock Action Plan show up with a click or a tap.

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Reintroducing Fire at Five Mile Creek CU4: A Natural Tool for Healthier Forests

Birmingham Darter Delights All on 2025 Endangered Species Tour

This year's Endangered Species Tour explored new sites and species! Catch the recap of a staff favorite event.

Birmingham Darter Delights All on 2025 Endangered Species Tour

Conservation for Recreation: Mardis Mill Falls

Read about the history of FLT’s first publicly accessible property outside of Jefferson County!

Mardis Mill Falls: Conservation for Recreation

About Freshwater Land Trust

Freshwater Land Trust works to conserve and care for environmentally significant land throughout Central Alabama and to connect the Red Rock Trail System® throughout Jefferson County.

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160: Trail Miles Developed

12,463: Acres of Land Conserved

7: Endangered Species Protected

"Take care of the land and the land will take care of you..."

Hugh Hammond Bennett

Find a Trail

Use our 160-mile Red Rock Trail System interactive map to locate an accessible trail in Jefferson County suitable for your level of difficulty.

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Volunteer Your Time

Explore individual ways and group opportunities to help us keep our properties and trails cleaner and greener, including Adopt-a-Trail or Workdays.

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Donate Today

Make a charitable contribution and invest in our organization's efforts to protect the land and water that connect us all throughout Central Alabama.

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