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Black Creek Park Rails to Trails route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Alabama

Black Creek Park Rails to Trails

Birmingham, Alabama

7.0 mi

Distance

843 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 29m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Black Creek Park Rails to Trails is an out-and-back trail in Jefferson County, Alabama. It is 7 miles long. It is in or next to Birmingham, Alabama.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:149 ft
Max:184 ft
Gain:257 ft
Loss:257 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 149 ft and 184 ft across 7.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.149 ft161 ft172 ft184 ft0.0 mi1.7 mi3.5 mi5.2 mi7.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi157 ft
High point3.4 mi184 ft
End7.0 mi157 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Birmingham, AL · in or next to town
County:
Jefferson County, AL

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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