Hike. Bike. Build Connections.
The Baldwin County Trailblazers
The Baldwin County Trailblazers advocate for improved and expanded walking and biking opportunities in Baldwin County, Alabama. As part of our mission, we manage the Walking School Bus and organize and promote bicycle parking (Bike Valet) at public events, highly visible programs that inspire “people-powered” commuting. In 2020, the organization sponsored new bike racks, publicly recognized bike-friendly businesses, and championed safe connectivity throughout the county for cyclists and pedestrians.
A little history about a big project – The Trailblazers were founded as a nonprofit in 1995 to raise funds to create The Eastern Shore Trail, a 22-mile multi-surface path connecting North Daphne to Weeks Bay. We are advocates for the now-popular Trail.
County Connectivity Plan
The Trailblazers have achieved a years-long joint effort with the Baldwin County Commission to approve a countywide connectivity plan for bike-pedestrian corridors. Now this visionary plan goes to individual municipalities for adoption. Find out what’s next.
Initiatives
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Walking School Bus
The smallest Trailblazers are the children at Fairhope Elementary schools who walk to school every day, rain or shine, through Alabama’s first daily walk to school program.
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Eastern Shore Trail
The Eastern Shore Trail connects North Daphne to South Fairhope via sidewalks and paving that extend from I-10 at the northern end to Weeks Bay at the southern end.
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Chalk the Trail
Show off your creative side by decorating a paved square of the Eastern Shore Trail near the Fairhope Pier. Prizes are awarded for children and adults, individuals and teams.