New Mountain Bike Trails planned...

Coldwater Mountain rises south of downtown, its forested slopes providing an emerald backdrop for much of Anniston’s cityscape.The peak normally remains in the background, but an enthusiastic local group and some excited outsiders are making plans that could make Coldwater the center of a massive recreational resource and a big tourist draw. Organizers from the Northeast Alabama Bicycle Club on Monday hosted representatives of the International Mountain Bicycling Association, giving them a tour on foot and by helicopter of the land they hope soon will be home to one of the largest mountain biking centers in the Southeast.