Fairfield, Alabama Travel Information

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Oak Hill Cemetery Walk (Distance: 2.4 mi) Enjoy a fascinating walk through Birmingham’s history, strolling around the city’s first cemetery. Early Birmingham movers and shakers are buried here, including iron and steel magnates Henry F. DeBar...

North Birmingham, AL - Hiking - length:0.8 mi

Civil Rights Trail (Distance: 3.0 mi) No other city can top Birmingham for its historic role in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. This walk visits a variety of major Civil Rights–era sites and passes through the heart of the 4th Ave...

Graysville, AL - Hiking - length:1.8 mi

Sloss Furnaces Trail (Distance: 3.0 mi) A National Historic Landmark, Sloss Furnaces offers an ideal urban stroll through a spectacular example of Birmingham’s iron-producing past. Circle the base of a goliath restored furnace, pass in the ...

Birmingham, AL - Hiking - length:1 mi

Vulcan Trail (Distance: 4.1 mi) This newly minted trail follows the path of a former train track used to shuttle iron ore mined from Red Mountain for use at Birmingham’s many iron ore furnaces. Wonderful views of downtown Birmingham...

Birmingham, AL - Hiking - length:4.3 mi

East Lake Park Loop (Distance: 4.2 mi) Once a gathering place for the employees of Birmingham’s many steel-related industries, East Lake Park now provides numerous outdoor opportunities, including a hike around one of Birmingham’s oldest p...

Birmingham, AL - Hiking - length:1 mi

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Highland Highland Park Golf Course Public, 18 holes 5801 yards, par 70 3.9 miles from center of Fairfield, Alabama

East Country Club of Birmingham Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6016 yards, par 70 4.8 miles from center of Fairfield, Alabama

West Country Club of Birmingham Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6779 yards, par 71 4.8 miles from center of Fairfield, Alabama

Roebuck Roebuck Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6509 yards, par 71 5.2 miles from center of Fairfield, Alabama

Mountain Brook Mountain Brook Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6473 yards, par 71 5.6 miles from center of Fairfield, Alabama

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