Fire Tower Trail

Fire Tower Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Fire Tower Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Fire Tower Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.73904, -86.51130. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fire Tower Trail

• Monte Sano Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~1 km · Must-see
• Monte Sano State Park · sanctuary · Madison · ~1 km · Must-see
• Monte Sano Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Madison · ~4 km · Must-see
• North Alabama Railroad Museum · museum · Madison · ~7 km · Must-see
• Temple B'nai Sholom · temple · Madison · ~8 km · Must-see
• Huntsville Museum of Art · museum · Madison · ~9 km · Must-see
• Big Spring Park · park · Madison · ~9 km · Must-see
• Blevins Gap Preserve · sanctuary · Madison · ~11 km · Must-see
• Shelta Cave · cave · Madison · ~11 km · Must-see
• Huntsville Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Madison · ~15 km · Must-see
• U.S. Space and Rocket Center · park · Madison · ~16 km · Must-see
• Shuttle Training Aircraft · attraction · Madison · ~17 km · Must-see
• U.S. Space & Rocket Center · museum · Madison · ~17 km · Must-see
• Madison County Nature Trail and Study Center · park · Madison · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sharon Johnston Park · park · Madison · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sharon Johnston Park · sanctuary · Middle Tennessee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge · cave · Jackson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Mountain Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Madison · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fire Tower Trail

Other treks near Fire Tower Trail

• Richard Martin Trail (walking) · trek · Limestone · ~60 km · Must-see
• Fiery Gizzard Trail · trek · East Tennessee · ~112 km
• Mountain Mist Trail · trek · Madison · ~0 km
• South Plateau Loop · trek · Madison · ~1 km
• Stone Cuts Trail · trek · Madison · ~1 km
• Rocky Nightmare · trek · Madison · ~2 km
• Cold Springs Trail · trek · Madison · ~2 km
• Bankhead Trail · trek · Madison · ~4 km
• Chasco Trail · trek · Madison · ~6 km
• Whole Planet Trail · trek · Madison · ~7 km

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