Hugh S. Backcountry Trail nominated for ‘Best Recreational Trail’ for 2nd year: USA Today
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail was nominated for a second straight year for USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice ‘Best Recreational Trail’ Award category, according to Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Tourism.
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The 28+ mile trail that spans nine ecosystems through Gulf Shores, Gulf State Park and Orange Beach is up against a long list of national competitors such as the Great Allegheny Passage that stretches from Cumberland, Maryland, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Trail of the Coueur d’Alenes in Idaho, and the Colorado Riverfront Trail.
“It is such an honor that USA Today’s editors have chosen the Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail inside Gulf State Park as a nominee for ‘Best Recreational Trail’ for the second consecutive year,” Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Commissioner Chris Blankenship said. “Alabama has a wide diversity of natural landscapes, and our recreational trails are the best way to explore the state from its mountainous northeast to its coastal habitats. We strongly encourage people to vote to make our Backcountry Trail the top recreational trail again this year!”
Online voting is open through Monday, April 8, at 11 a.m. Voters can vote once daily per electronic device.
The 10 nominees with the highest number of votes will be selected as the 10 best for the category.
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“The Backcountry Trail provides the opportunity to experience the way the Alabama Gulf Coast was prior to the development of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach,” Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft said. “Gulf State Park and the Hugh Branyon Backcountry Trail system are an amazing buffer to the developed coast and creates a vital balance between the natural environment and our developed communities.”
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