This weekend I took a quick trip up to Talladega National Forest to check out the Chinnabee Silent Trail and make a quick Trip to Cheaha Mountain State Park. Cheaha Mountain is the southernmost tip of the Blue Ridge, and at 2,413 ft it is Alabama's highest point. Remember the CCC I blogged about earlier? They did some work here too, building an observation structure known as the Bunker Tower. I checked out the trail down to Pulpit Rock, a short little jaunt with some nice scenery. While there's plenty to see in the park, the focus of my trip was the Chinnabee Silent Trail just south of Cheaha.
The Silent Trail was built in 1977 by Boy Scout Troop 29. The troop nicknamed itself The Silent Troop, due to it being comprised of deaf scouts. In a co-op effort with the Forestry Service they built the trail and maintained it though the years. It's a nice little five mile trail leading to some great waterfalls.
The weather wasn't fantastic. I'm hoping this super wet season is almost over, and cooler dry air is on the way. The leaves are just beginning to change, and in a few weeks Talladega National Forest should be looking really colorful.
One thing about this trail, there's a lot of garbage strewn about. I packed six beer cans back out that I found. I didn't have any more room for the others. I think that's what I liked about Sipsey, it's more or less inaccessible to inexperienced hikers. The ones that do hike it have a little more respect for the trail.
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| Cheaha Mountain and Chinnabee Silent Trail |
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