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Japanese Tea Garden – Monte Sano Fire Tower loop from Monte Sano State Park

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Japanese Tea Garden – Monte Sano Fire Tower loop from Monte Sano State Park

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Japanese Tea Garden – Monte Sano Fire Tower loop from Monte Sano State Park

00:38

5.18km

40m

Running

Hard run. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Start point

Parking

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957 m

Japanese Tea Garden

Highlight • Structure

Probably not the first thing you would expect to find in a State Park in North Alabama. But yes, there actually is a small Japanese Tea Garden in Monte Sano …

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3.59 km

Monte Sano Fire Tower

Highlight • Monument

The fire tower is no longer open to the public and cannot be climbed but it is a tall-standing symbol of the area's past.

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3.65 km

James O'Shaughnessy's Lily Lake

Highlight • Lake

An ephemeral pool that dries in the hotter parts of the year and hosts a range of amphibians as they breed in the wetter times of year.

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5.18 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.45 km

306 m

299 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.73 km

190 m

106 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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