Trail Running @ Lake Guntersville State Park – Seales & Lickskillet Trails

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The Seales Trail is marked with blue, and is mostly runs along the water.

I have now run most of the trails at Lake Guntersville State Park, and only 2 of the trails run next to the water. The other one is the Cutchenmine Trail. Click here to see my pictures and description of that trail, which is my favorite in the park.

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The Seales Trail covers a wide variety of terrain. This section has wooden steps to help.

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Don’t fall off the ledge into the lake!

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This broken cable is an example of how many of the trails need a little work.

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There were lots of roots trying to trip me as I ran the Seales Trail.

Just keep following blue to stay on the Seales Trail.

Just keep following blue to stay on the Seales Trail.

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There are also lots of fallen trees on this trail.

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I love running right along the water’s edge.

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More fallen trees on the trail.

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There are dozens of fallen trees in this spot.

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Since all the trees around there are fallen, they marked the bottom of a fallen tree to help keep you on the right path.

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This section of the Seales Trail is overgrown with thorny vines and bushes. I had to walk and tread carefully here. I still got poked by lots of thorns.

This is a fork in the trail. The blue Seales Trail goes to the right. This orange arrow points toward a trail that is not on the map. I suspect if you go left here, it is just a short connecting trail over to the Lickskillet Trail.

This is a fork in the trail. The blue Seales Trail goes to the right. This orange arrow points toward a trail that is not on the map. I suspect if you go left here, it is just a short connecting trail over to the Lickskillet Trail.

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Unfortunately I needed to go right at the fork so I could continue on the Seales Trail. I immediately ran into this mess completely blocking the trail.

I carefully walked across the thorny bushes blocking the trail.

I carefully walked across the thorny bushes blocking the trail.

 Just past the thorny bushes blocking the trail, the trail turns into a wet, disgusting mess.

Just past the thorny bushes blocking the trail, the trail turns into a wet, disgusting mess.

Just past the thorny bushes blocking the trail, the trail turns into a wet, disgusting mess.

While my Montrail running shoes are waterproof, this wet mud was very thick, and my feet would quickly sink past the top of my shoes. So I had to walk across on anything I could find.

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Rocks, trees and boards helped me get past the wet section of the trail.

About 0.7 miles into the Seales Trail, I came upon this maintenance building.

About 0.7 miles into the Seales Trail, I came upon this maintenance building.

The red arrow pointing at the black dot on the Seales Trail marks the location of the maintenance building. The trail continues pas the building to the right. There is a gravel service road if you turn left at the building.

The red arrow pointing at the black dot on the Seales Trail marks the location of the maintenance building. The trail continues past the building to the right. There is a gravel service road if you turn left at the building.

This gravel service road ends at the Seales Trail by the maintenance building. This service road runs from the Seales Trail, past the orange Lickskillet Trail, all the way to the yellow Golf Course Loop Trail.

This service road ends at the Seales Trail by the maintenance building. This service road runs from the Seales Trail, past the orange Lickskillet Trail, all the way to the yellow Golf Course Loop Trail.

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