Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail

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Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail

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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.

10/31/2026

10/27/2026

Don't miss out on our best Treats on the Trail event yet! Join us on Friday, October 30th for a spook-tacular time!👻🍭

10/14/2026

10/06/2026

Wish our Trail Boss, Brad Johnson, good luck as he competes in the world’s largest food sport competition! The World Food Championships is just 8 days away and we couldn’t be more excited for him!🔥🍔

09/29/2026

Please keep voting! Our trail is in the running for Best Bike Trail!🎉🚲

The best from Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Foley, Fairhope, Daphne, Spanish Fort and Bay Minette, Best of Baldwin 2027 represents everything Baldwin County, Alabama has to offer.

09/25/2026

Good morning from Lefty and her baby!🐊

07/30/2026

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

07/15/2026

on the Backcountry Trail!🦋

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!💚

Address

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

Telephone

(251) 981-1063

Website

http://www.backcountrytrail.com/

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