Monte Sano Nature Preserve, Huntsville

#10 among attractions in Huntsville

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Monte Sano Nature Preserve is, at 1,107 acres, one of the largest urban nature preserves in the US and is located on Monte Sano Mountain in Huntsville, Alabama. The Land Trust of North Alabama manages the nature preserve and Land Trust volunteers have created 23+ miles of public trails. Residents and visitors alike enjoy the multi-use trails for hiking, biking, running, bird watching, environmental education, and general recreation. The trail system was honored in 2011 by the Department of the Interior as National Recreation Trails making them the first NRT trails in Madison County. ()

Established: 1987 (37 years ago)Area: 1.73 mi²Coordinates: 34°44'7"N, 86°32'35"W

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Southeast Quadrant (Monte Sano District)Huntsville United States

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Monte Sano Nature Preserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Parkway Place Mall, Von Braun Center, Weeden House Museum, Burritt on the Mountain.

3.2 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Parkway Place Mall, Huntsville
81 min walk • Parkway Place is an upscale shopping mall in Huntsville, Alabama that opened on October 16, 2002. Parkway Place is located at the site of the older Parkway City Mall, which was torn down to allow for the construction of the newer facility.
2.8 miW
Sport venue, Convention center, Sport
Von Braun Center, Huntsville
72 min walk • The Von Braun Center, known as the Von Braun Civic Center until 1997, is a multi-purpose indoor arena, meeting, and performing arts complex, with a maximum arena seating capacity of 10,000, located in Huntsville, Alabama.
2.3 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Weeden House Museum, Huntsville
58 min walk • The Weeden House Museum is a historic two-story house in Huntsville, Alabama. It was built in 1819 for Henry C. Bradford, and designed in the Federal architectural style.
1.3 miS
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Burritt on the Mountain, Huntsville
35 min walk • Burritt on the Mountain is an open-air museum in Huntsville, Alabama. The museum grounds on Round Top Mountain, a plateau connected to Monte Sano Mountain, were the estate of local physician William Burritt, who willed his house and land to the city for use as a museum upon his death in 1955.
1.5 miE
Park
Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville
39 min walk • Monte Sano State Park is a publicly owned recreation area and mountaintop retreat encompassing 2,140 acres on the eastern portion of the top and slopes of Monte Sano Mountain on the east side of Huntsville, Alabama.
2 miNE
Observatories and planetariums
Von Braun Astronomical Society, Huntsville
51 min walk • The Von Braun Astronomical Society is a society of amateur and professional astronomers dedicated to education and public outreach on behalf of astronomy based in Huntsville, Alabama, United States.
2.4 miW
34°43'47"N • 86°35'4"W
Harrison Brothers Hardware, Huntsville
61 min walk • Museum, Shopping
2.3 miW
Synagogue, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Temple B'nai Sholom, Huntsville
59 min walk • Temple B'nai Sholom is a historic synagogue in Huntsville, Alabama. The Reform congregation was founded in 1876, with the current building dedicated November 26, 1899. It is the oldest synagogue building in continuous use in the state. It was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on July 29, 1977.
1.6 miW
Playground, Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville
41 min walk • Maple Hill Cemetery is the oldest and largest cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama. Founded on two acres in about the year 1822, it now encompasses nearly 100 acres and contains over 80,000 burials.
1.7 miW
Neighbourhood
Five Points Historic District, Huntsville
44 min walk • The Five Points Historic District is a historic district in Huntsville, Alabama in the vicinity and east of the intersection of Holmes Avenue, Pratt Avenue, California Street, and Andrew Jackson Way.
2.3 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Episcopal Church of the Nativity, Huntsville
60 min walk • Episcopal Church of the Nativity is a church in Huntsville, Alabama. It was built in the Gothic Revival style in 1859. It is noted as one of the most pristine examples of Ecclesiological Gothic architecture in the South.