The Bartram Canoe Trail is a system of canoe and kayak

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s in the Mobile–Tensaw River Delta of

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. Named for explorer and naturalist

William Bartram William Bartram (April 20, 1739 – July 22, 1823) was an American naturalist, writer and explorer. Bartram was the author of an acclaimed book, now known by the shortened title Bartram's ''Travels'', which chronicled his explorations of the S ...

, the 200-mile-long trail system is one of the longest in the

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. It includes bottomland hardwood

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, creeks, side channel sloughs, lakes and backwaters. The system also includes Bottle Creek which is near the

Bottle Creek Indian Mounds Bottle Creek Indian Mounds ( 1BA2) is an archaeological site owned and monitored by the Alabama Historical Commission located on a low swampy island within the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta north of Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was occupied ...

. The trail system is operated by the

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Features

References

External links

Bartram Canoe Trail at Alabama Scenic River Trail

OutdoorAlabama.com

CanoeKayak.com
Water trails Protected areas of Baldwin County, Alabama {{BaldwinCountyAL-geo-stub