Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail

Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail The Trail is open during daylight hours & is FREE. Bike rentals are available through local companies The Trail was named after Mr. Hugh S. He is greatly missed.
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Explore the timeless beauty of the Butterfly Garden, the mystical Freshwater Marshes and the Coastal Hardwood Swamps. Catch a glimpse of a Bobcat on the Twin Bridges or a White Tailed Deer on Gulf Oak Ridge. View an Alligator basking in the sun and be sure to bring your camera to capture the adventure. Branyon who put in 33 years as director of the Alabama Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

He started working at the park as a teenager and fell in love with the Gulf State Park. He met with Orange Beach City officials and had the vision to allow the City to go after grants to turn old service roads into a trail system.

Parkour Park looking beautiful today thanks to the City of Orange Beach Coastal Resources trail staff!☀️🌳
08/05/2026

Parkour Park looking beautiful today thanks to the City of Orange Beach Coastal Resources trail staff!☀️🌳

This Mornings sunrise over a patch of Swamp Rose Mallows.☀️🌸
07/30/2026

This Mornings sunrise over a patch of Swamp Rose Mallows.☀️🌸

07/15/2026

on the Backcountry Trail!🦋

Start to finish of the expansion of Al’s Parkour Park! This will free up so much more space for kids to play and for fut...
07/09/2026

Start to finish of the expansion of Al’s Parkour Park! This will free up so much more space for kids to play and for future backcountry trail events.☀️

Shout out to the trail crew for your vision and hard work on this project!💚

06/30/2026
06/25/2026
Rattlesnake Ridge is open but please be cautious around the gravel on this section of the trail.⚠️The gravel is temporar...
06/15/2026

Rattlesnake Ridge is open but please be cautious around the gravel on this section of the trail.⚠️The gravel is temporary and will be paved as soon as contractors are able to continue working!

Rattlesnake Ridge is still temporarily closed and will be closed over the weekend. We are hoping it will be open again e...
06/12/2026

Rattlesnake Ridge is still temporarily closed and will be closed over the weekend. We are hoping it will be open again early next week. Please plan to take alternate trails during this closure. Thank you for your patience and understanding!

TEMPORARY TRAIL CLOSURE 🛑

A drainage culvert is being installed on the Rattlesnake Ridge Trail on June 10, 2026. The trail will be closed for the day beginning tomorrow while work is underway.

Thank you for your patience as we complete this improvement project. Please plan accordingly and use alternate trails during the closure.

TEMPORARY TRAIL CLOSURE 🛑 A drainage culvert is being installed on the Rattlesnake Ridge Trail on June 10, 2026. The tra...
06/09/2026

TEMPORARY TRAIL CLOSURE 🛑

A drainage culvert is being installed on the Rattlesnake Ridge Trail on June 10, 2026. The trail will be closed for the day beginning tomorrow while work is underway.

Thank you for your patience as we complete this improvement project. Please plan accordingly and use alternate trails during the closure.

Address

3801 Orange Beach Boulevard (Catman Trailhead)
Orange Beach, AL
36561

Telephone

(251) 981-1063

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