Flint River

The current starts out at a medium pace, but soon gets swifter. Within just a few minutes, you'll see some of the diverse features, with rock outcroppings and some muddy and some sandy banks. At the half-mile point, Mountain Fork flows in from river left. This is a great little stream to paddle up and explore if you'd like. There's a dam about a quarter mile up where you can get out of your boat and survey the sights.

Continuing southward on the Flint, you'll enjoy the appealing sights of the regional flora. Wildflowers flourish on the banks through slow flow. About half way through your journey, you'll pass Buckhorn Branch that enters from the left, and then you'll encounter a small island. The best path is to the left, as the right split is often very dry, jammed or otherwise unrunnable.

Continuing southward brings you past Lollar Branch, then Burdine Branch, both on river left. Next, the Flint will start to present some fast shoals to run, the biggest being a two-foot drop.

Soon the take-out approaches just past Brier Fork on river right. Cross under the Winchester road bridge, pull into the take-out (also on the right), and you've completed another of Alabama's wonderful nature river runs.