I'm wondering if anyone can give me good directions to Caney Creek Falls in Bankhead National Forrest in Alabama.
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I'm wondering if anyone can give me good directions to Caney Creek Falls in Bankhead National Forrest in Alabama.
We are planning a trip to the sipsey wilderness in november and I'm looking for a little guidance help.
We have been here several times before and have covered a lot of trails and surrounding...
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We went there back in October, it was dry as a bone, glad to see some water!
I'm heading out there tomorrow. I'm hoping that there will be some water somewhere along Thompson Creek or at least where it intersects with Sipsey River and Parker Branch.
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Any of you Hammockers that are familiar w/ the area, what are some of your favorite POI's or places to hang?
I've seen the big tree, ship rock, and eye of the needle area.
Suggestions?
Welcome to the forums from another Alabama hanger!
AS,
As a side question, I'm just curious, where is your favorite place to hang in the Sipsey Wilderness/Bankhead NF area?
Also I guess another concern we may have is water supply. even if the falls aren't flowing well, there should still be water flowing for cooking, etc?
Hey AS,
I was actually looking back through a convo that we had a while back where you told me about the lower falls and that's really where we're going. At that point in time you had said...
Does anyone know the GPS coordinates of Caney Falls in Bankhead NF in North Alabama. It's near the sipsey wilderness but I'm just not sure of it's exact location.
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Awesome! Thanks AS! Just so we're 100% certain, that is the directions to TH #6 as listed on this map:
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