1
Flora Johnston Nature Park
Managed by Birmingham Park and Recreation Board
53 acres0.5 mi of trail
Flora Johnston Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Irondale
Irondale, AL parks, trails & bike paths
About 1% of Irondale is conserved land, roughly 112 acres. There are about 8.2 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Flora Johnston Nature Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Irondale, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Irondale outdoors
Conserved land
1%
112 of 11,144 acres
Trails
8.2 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
8 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.6 mi
1.6 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Ruffner Mountain
Nature preserve
141 acres0.3 mi of trail
Ridge and Valley TrailPossum Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
Beacon Park
Park
8 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Picnic areas in Irondale
Unnamed picnic area
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 0.8 mi
- Flora Johnston Trail0.5 mi
- Ridge and Valley Trail0.3 mi
- Possum Loop Trail0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Lake GeorgereservoirMountain LakereservoirOverton LakereservoirPine Tree Country Club LakepondCahaba River
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
112 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis11
- Baseball9
- Tracks4
- Football2
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Irondale
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 49 acResource Management Area 38 acPrivate Conservation 24 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State-owned Submerged LandsResource Management Area | State natural resources | 38 | Open |
| Ellard ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Ruffner Mountain Nature PreservePrivate Conservation | Private owners | 24 | Open |
| Ruffner ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Beacon ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Grants Mill Station Dog ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Bass CemeteryCemetery
Forest Crest CemeteryCemetery
New Hope CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Irondale and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irondale | 1% | 8.2 mi | 3 |
| Birmingham | 4.3% | 67.5 mi | 76 |
| Trussville | 1.4% | 2.1 mi | 6 |
| Leeds | 1.1% | 2.4 mi | 2 |
| Vestavia Hills | 1.2% | 4.6 mi | 6 |
| Mountain Brook | 1.4% | 11.5 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Irondale's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 25-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.