Holy Hikes
October 26 • 9:00am
Robert Jemison Trail in Mountain Brook, AL
We will meet at 9:00 am at the west entrance of the trail at the corner of Cahaba Road and Mountain Brook Parkway. There is parking along the Parkway.
The two-mile winding trail is surrounded by native flora and fauna and follows a portion of Shades Creek.
We hope to see you there!
August 24 • 8:00am
Holy Hike this Saturday, August 24th
at Homewood Central Park
8:00am
Gather at 8:00am at the main entrance of the Homewood Community Center’s parking lot located at the corner of Oxmoor Rd and Bridge Lane. This is a great small park. Kids, leashed pets, friends and family welcome.
Homewood Central Park
July 13 • 8:30 am
Veterans Park off Valleydale Road in Hoover, AL
Directions: Once you turn off of Valleydale Rd, take the first left onto Jaguar Drive and then turn left into the small parking lot behind Jeff State Jeff State’s Health & Science Building. We will meet there at 8:30 am and then walk to the entrance to the park.
Our July hike will be at Veterans Park in Hoover, in front of Spain Park High School which is next door to Jefferson State Community College. We will park and gather in Jeff State’s parking lot. The track is a gravel path that is approximately 1.5 miles around.
Addresses
Jefferson State Community College
4600 Valleydale Road
Birmingham, Alabama 35242
Spain Park High School
4700 Jaguar Drive
Birmingham, AL 35242
About Veterans Park
Veterans Park on Valleydale is an 82-acre Hoover park located on Valleydale road in front of Spain Park High School. The park opened in 2007 and features a challenging 5K crushed gravel course around lakes and through the woods. The park also includes three pavilions, restrooms, three sand volleyball courts, and two playgrounds; one of which is accessible.
Veterans Park, Hoover, AL
June 22 • 8:30 am
Railroad Park in Birmingham, AL.
We will will gather on the corner of 1st Ave S and 16th street at 8:30 am. The park has a one to two-mile paved loop which can be completed at a leisurely pace.
Parking
Free parking is available along the outer perimeters of the Park along 1st Avenue South. Please refrain from parking in the spaces allotted for the various local businesses that operate along 1st Avenue South unless you are attending those venues.
About Railroad Park
Railroad Park is a 19-acre green space in downtown Birmingham that celebrates the industrial and artistic heritage of our great city. Situated along 1st Avenue South, between 14th and 18th Streets, the park is a joint effort between the City of Birmingham and the Railroad Park Foundation. Hailed as "Birmingham's Living Room," Railroad Park provides a historically rich venue for local recreation, family activities, concerts, and cultural events, while connecting Birmingham's downtown area with Southside and UAB's campus.
Also happening at Railroad Park on this day is the Health Track Wellness Fair at 11:00am:
Location: 17th Street Plaza. Mechi Mental Wellness, LLC presents the inaugural Health Track Wellness Fair on Saturday, June 22, 2024 from 11am-3pm. Activities will include health screenings, CPR demonstrations, food trucks, kids activities, information on behavioral health, diabetes, fitness and nutrition, giveaways, and more! The event is FREE to attend.
Railroad Park, Birmingham, AL
Saint Andrew’s offers the opportunity to make connections and to enjoy the outdoors by gathering for short hikes at various local parks and trails. Through Holy Hikes we worship God in the beauty of God’s creation, in what John Muir called God’s “first temples." Holy Hikes calls us to relate to all of creation in a communion-centered way, by reestablishing our communion with all of life. Holy Hikes calls us beyond the walls of comfort, to take a step, perhaps even a hike, towards reunion with the earth and all its life and beauty. Please join us!
Everyone is invited! Bring your (leashed) dogs!
Invite friends! Invite strangers!
Please join Fr. Peter and the rest of the crew!