Dothan, AL Forever Wild hiking, biking trails to open Oct. 3, 2015

The winding, shadowed, natural trails on Dothan, Alabama’s new Forever Wild property are exactly what city officials envisioned when they began putting together the complex land deal a few years ago.

Part of Dothan ’s Forever Wild trails will be open to the public Oct. 3, 2015 with a grand opening and a few planned activities. Work is still being done that will eventually link 11 miles of natural trails together, but walkers, hikers and bikers will still be able to enjoy the land next month.

Eventually, about 400 acres were secured and submitted to Alabama ’s Forever Wild program, which identifies land to be protected forever as a natural preserve. Dothan ’s Forever Wild property is located between Flowers Chapel Road and Fortner Street.

The primary feature of the property will be separate trails linked together by bridges. A small looped family trail is proposed off Flowers Chapel Road. A longer winding looped trail is proposed for the middle of the property and a larger 5-mile winding looped trail is proposed for the east end of the property.

Forever Wild will help construct a parking lot and trail heads next month.

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