Elgie’s Walk Greenway — Bell Mountain Park return
Alabama · Greenway
Walk from Bell Mountain Park to the designated Elgie’s Walk main greenway. Follow it toward Grissom High School and retrace at the public path’s school end or earlier. Stay out of school facilities, natural lake loops and unbuilt extensions.
Plan your ride
- Location
- Huntsville · Alabama
- Ride length
- Up to about 4 miles return
- Ride format
- Out and back
- Surface
- City lists a paved main trail; the trail partner also describes gravel portions in the wider route. Expect possible firm aggregate and variable transitions rather than guaranteed continuous asphalt.
- Road crossings
- Check access drives and road interfaces, especially near Redstone Road. Keep the outing on the signed public greenway and avoid school traffic.
- Elevation
- University recreation guidance describes the Bell Mountain–Grissom outing as flat and easy. That is qualitative guidance, not a slope survey.
- Starting location
- Bell Mountain Park, 2560 Redstone Road, Huntsville, AL
City’s approximately two-mile main path doubled for an out-and-back; published descriptions vary with branches. Use the signed main route and shorten as needed.
Approximate named park/facility reference. Use the written public start and posted visitor parking.
Elgie’s Walk Greenway — Bell Mountain Park return — detailed guide
Source review: 2026-10-22. A dated source review does not guarantee current-day conditions.
An established South Huntsville greenway through fields and woodland, with a public park start instead of school parking.
Start and parking
Start: Bell Mountain Park, 2560 Redstone Road, Huntsville, AL.
The city expressly lists Bell Mountain Park as greenway parking. Use designated park visitor spaces and walk the access connection; cross a public road only at a lawful, visible crossing. Do not use school parking or a Redstone Arsenal gate as the arrival.
Ride and distance
Selected ride: Up to about 4 miles return. Format: Out and back.
Ride: Walk from Bell Mountain Park to the designated Elgie’s Walk main greenway. Follow it toward Grissom High School and retrace at the public path’s school end or earlier. Stay out of school facilities, natural lake loops and unbuilt extensions.
City’s approximately two-mile main path doubled for an out-and-back; published descriptions vary with branches. Use the signed main route and shorten as needed.
Surface and effort
City lists a paved main trail; the trail partner also describes gravel portions in the wider route. Expect possible firm aggregate and variable transitions rather than guaranteed continuous asphalt. University recreation guidance describes the Bell Mountain–Grissom outing as flat and easy. That is qualitative guidance, not a slope survey.
Crossings and shared use
Check access drives and road interfaces, especially near Redstone Road. Keep the outing on the signed public greenway and avoid school traffic. 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 city directory identifies the two-mile trail and Bell Mountain parking; partner’s mixed-surface description is retained rather than silently discarded. A planned connection toward Ditto Landing is not treated as a completed continuation. 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.