16th Street Greenway — Irondale creek loop
Alabama · Park loop
Join the designated paved greenway from the Monticello/16th Street access. Follow the creek loop back to the start. Stay on the developed path and do not enter school grounds or extend the outing onto streets.
Plan your ride
- Location
- Irondale · Alabama
- Ride length
- About 0.4 mile per loop
- Ride format
- Loop
- Surface
- Paved creek-loop greenway
- Road crossings
- Check vehicles at the access and stay on the internal loop; school-arrival traffic can make the parking walk busier.
- Elevation
- Short neighborhood creek loop; no measured maximum slope is published. Walk any access transition beyond your comfort.
- Starting location
- 16th Street Greenway, Monticello Road at 16th Street, Irondale, AL
Partner lists approximately 0.42 mile for the loop; parking walk is additional.
Approximate named trail or facility reference. Use the written public start and posted visitor parking; this point is not a surveyed parking stall.
16th Street Greenway — Irondale creek loop — detailed guide
Source review: 2026-10-22. A dated source review does not guarantee current-day conditions.
A short paved neighborhood greenway loops around a creek tributary across from the community school.
Start and parking
Start: 16th Street Greenway, Monticello Road at 16th Street, Irondale, AL.
Partner identifies street parking along 16th Street. Use only lawful public spaces under current signs and walk to the path. Do not use school-only parking.
Ride and distance
Selected ride: About 0.4 mile per loop. Format: Loop.
Ride: Join the designated paved greenway from the Monticello/16th Street access. Follow the creek loop back to the start. Stay on the developed path and do not enter school grounds or extend the outing onto streets.
Partner lists approximately 0.42 mile for the loop; parking walk is additional.
Surface and effort
Paved creek-loop greenway. Short neighborhood creek loop; no measured maximum slope is published. Walk any access transition beyond your comfort.
Crossings and shared use
Check vehicles at the access and stay on the internal loop; school-arrival traffic can make the parking walk busier. Yield to pedestrians, keep right, and slow at blind corners. Stop at barriers; never use a traffic-road detour to bypass a trail closure.
Hours, costs and access
Choose daylight and follow posted park and trail hours. No casual trail-use tariff established in the reviewed sources; posted parking and admission terms govern.
Reviewed 2026-10-22. Current regional partner GIS identifies an existing paved multi-use greenway and its public street-parking approach. No trail-specific same-day condition report is supplied; follow local signs. This is a source review, not a same-day inspection. Recheck the linked manager before travel.
Map and Directions
Use the named public start and its posted parking signs. The map reference identifies the facility or selected trail area; it is not a surveyed parking stall or navigable route line. Bicycle and e-bike rules can differ; only ordinary bicycle use is established unless noted.