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Bartram Canoe Trail

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The Bartram Canoe Trail is a system of canoe and kayak water trails in the Mobile–Tensaw River Delta of Alabama.

Named for explorer and naturalist William Bartram, the 200-mile-long trail system is one of the longest in the United States.[1] It includes bottomland hardwood swamp, creeks, side channel sloughs, lakes and backwaters. The system also includes Bottle Creek which is near the Bottle Creek Indian Mounds.

The trail system is operated by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.[2]

Features

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Point Coordinates
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Boatyard Landing 31°10′36″N 87°50′26″W / 31.1768°N 87.84068°W / 31.1768; -87.84068 (Boatyard Landing)
Canal Island Platform Campsite 31°05′23″N 87°53′28″W / 31.08983°N 87.89123°W / 31.08983; -87.89123 (Canal Island Platform Campsite)
Champion Cypress Tree 31°00′04″N 87°54′41″W / 31.001028°N 87.911472°W / 31.001028; -87.911472 (Champion Cypress Tree)[notes 1]
Dead Lake Platform Campsite 31°02′38″N 87°54′56″W / 31.0439°N 87.9155°W / 31.0439; -87.9155 (Dead Lake Platform Campsite)
French's Lake 31°08′08″N 87°50′43″W / 31.13568°N 87.84518°W / 31.13568; -87.84518 (French’s Lake)
Holley Creek 31°10′57″N 87°51′15″W / 31.1824°N 87.85417°W / 31.1824; -87.85417 (Holley Creek)
Hubbard's Landing 31°03′49″N 87°52′13″W / 31.0637°N 87.87028°W / 31.0637; -87.87028 (Hubbard’s Landing)
Jacintoport Campsite 30°49′18″N 88°02′46″W / 30.82159705°N 88.04618424°W / 30.82159705; -88.04618424 (Jacintoport Campsite)
Jug Lake Platform Campsite 31°00′42″N 87°54′29″W / 31.01173365°N 87.90813999°W / 31.01173365; -87.90813999 (Jug Lake Platform Campsite)
Rice Creek Landing 31°00′57″N 87°51′49″W / 31.01578°N 87.8636°W / 31.01578; -87.8636 (Rice Creek Landing)
Spoonbill Sandbar Campsite 31°10′05″N 87°53′38″W / 31.16797°N 87.89384°W / 31.16797; -87.89384 (Spoonbill Sandbar Campsite)
Two Rivers Point Campsite 31°01′11″N 87°57′45″W / 31.01968°N 87.96262°W / 31.01968; -87.96262 (Two Rivers Point Campsite)
Upper Bryant Landing 31°02′40″N 87°52′35″W / 31.04437°N 87.87635°W / 31.04437; -87.87635 (Upper Bryant Landing)
  1. ^ 200 yards @ 206 degrees from tree on bank marked "5" in blue

References

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  1. ^ Alabama State Parks Archived March 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Outdoor Alabama". Archived from the original on 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
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