In the summer of 2004, the Alabama State Lands Division developed a 2-mile hand-constructed hiking trail that leads from a parking area on Alabama Highway 79 to a small primitive campsite adjacent to Clarke Cemetery at the mouth of the limestone canyon that forms the Walls of Jericho. From there, visitors can either follow Turkey Creek upstream into the "walls," or continue on another small trail leading up the side of the canyon above Turkey Creek. The marked trail ends at the Alabama/Tennessee state line, but many visitors elect to continue upstream above a small waterfall and into an area known as the amphitheater, where the limestone geology has been eroded by the stream and formed a bowl-like formation. The canyon walls quickly close in beyond the bowl, where one last cascading waterfall and pool block the way to further exploration. It is truly a trail that all hikers should experience.

To learn more about the Walls of Jericho, visit www.outdooralabama.com/news/release.cfm?ID=322 and Walls of Jericho Web Page on Outdoor Alabama.

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