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Jemison Park
Park
19 acres0.4 mi of trail
Creekside Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Mountain Brook
Mountain Brook, AL parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.4% of Mountain Brook is conserved land, roughly 115 acres. There are about 12 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Mountain Brook, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Mountain Brook outdoors
Conserved land
1.4%
115 of 8,245 acres
Trails
12 mi
0.9 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
5 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 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
Cahaba River Walk Park
Managed by City of Mountain Brook
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Overton Park
Managed by Birmingham Park and Recreation Board
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Mountain Brook
Crestline Tot Lot
Unnamed playground in Overton Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 1.9 mi
- Jemison Park Nature Trail0.6 mi
- Irondale Furnace Trail0.6 mi
- Creekside Trail0.2 mi
- Mountain Alley0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
115 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis44
- Baseball8
- Tracks5
- Pickleball4
- Soccer3
- Football2
- Basketball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Mountain Brook
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 112 acResource Management Area 2 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jemison ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 54 | Open |
| Irondale Furnace ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Nature TrailsLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Mountain Brook Presbyterian ChurchLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Watkins Trace TrailLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Overton ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| State-owned Submerged LandsResource Management Area | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Irondale FurnaceArchaeological site
Irondale Furnace Historical MarkerMemorial
Robert Jemison Jr./The Old Mill Historical MarkerMemorial
Statue of Liberty ReplicaMemorial
Nearby
Mountain Brook and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Brook | 1.4% | 11.5 mi | 3 |
| Vestavia Hills | 1.2% | 4.6 mi | 6 |
| Birmingham | 4.3% | 67.5 mi | 76 |
| Irondale | 1% | 8.2 mi | 3 |
| Homewood | 1.7% | 2.7 mi | 7 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Mountain Brook'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 20-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.