The Land Trust Parking lot for Wade Mt. Preserve can be reached as follows: Drive north from Huntsville, AL on U.S. 231 (Memorial Parkway), passing Alabama A&M University, and crossing Winchester Road.
Continue 0.4 miles north of Winchester Road, turning left onto Hollow Road.
After about 0.6 miles, turn right onto Spraggins Hollow Road, and drive slowly through the three 90-degree bends in the road. Look out for goats! There is a sign for the Land Trust Parking Lot.
For information on the Land Trust: www.landtrust-hsv.org. Be sure to print out Norm Walker's great hiking map of this area - www.briartech.com . Click on "Trail Maps With GPS Grid", and "Wade Mountain".
Just a small word of warning, there may be snakes, lizards, and spiders around the site. It is always wise to have a long sturdy stick to poke around while hunting.