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Ridge & Valley Trail to Possum Loop route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
Alabama

Ridge & Valley Trail to Possum Loop

Birmingham, Alabama

2.3 mi

Distance

443 ft

Elev. Gain

58m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Ridge & Valley Trail to Possum Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

Updated May 24, 2026 — may be out of date

In the public Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve (Birmingham); open year-round, dawn-set hours, non-member parking permit ~$5. Use the main entrance and respect neighbors near Ruffner Road.

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Elevation Profile

Min:257 ft
Max:325 ft
Gain:135 ft
Loss:135 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 257 ft and 325 ft across 2.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.257 ft280 ft302 ft325 ft0.0 mi0.6 mi1.1 mi1.7 mi2.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi257 ft
High point0.4 mi325 ft
End2.3 mi257 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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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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