(Keywords: Fishing, Paddling, Hiking - Alabama)

Mobile Bay's Tensaw Delta

Featuring:
Byrnes Lake and Blakeley State Park

Fishing, Paddling and Hiking near Mobile Alabama This unique area offers ample opportunities for fishing and wildlife viewing, whether you hike along the marsh, paddle along the spoil banks, or push upriver under power. Fishermen will appreciate the abundance of large mouth bass and bluegill found in the bays. Use this GPS Map to help you navigate among scenery that looks the same at every turn.

This area is home to the endangered Alabama Redbelly Turtle and a variety of aquatic plants. Also keep you eye out for Alligator - some of the region's largest have been reported in this area.

Pictured: A photo op that couldn't be passed up - the gator is dead but still warm, after having been (unintentionally) caught in an encounter net set by the local university for the purpose of studying turtle migration in the the bayou. I was "assisting" the good professor who shows up in the picture at lower right.

Click on the binoculars to see a demonstration of ExpertGPS displaying the water trail between Byrnes Lake and Gravine Island. mobilebay_expert.jpg (Approx. 90 KB) opens in a new window.

GPS Map

Download the free GPS Map in GPS eXchange (.gpx) file format, which can be read and transferred to your GPS using free GPS software. (The .gpx file will appear in a new window where you can File > Save as... on your computer)

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Download the free GPS Guide in Acrobat Reader (.pdf) file format. (IE browsers: right click to "Save Target As...")

GPS Map Details

File Name: MobileBay.gpx (34 KB)
Revised: 11 September 2002
Datum: WGS84
Class A1 Data
Waypoints: 21
Tracks: 4

Guide Booklet Details

The guide booklet provides important details about the travel routes and points of interest:

Driving directions to the trailhead and boat ramp.
General descriptions of the trails and waterways.
Detailed waypoint descriptions.
Who to contact for up-to-date information on routing and conditions.
A map of the area, showing elevations and contours.

Custom Paper Map

Order a waterproof or regular paper, topographic map showing the this area from AdventureStation. The link below takes you to Step 4 of a six step process. During this process you decide the kind of map, paper type, and other features. The size and scale of the map have been preconfigured, but you have the option to change that too. These are beautiful maps that show excellent detail.