Irondale Furnace Park and Trail

After talking with a friend about this trail, we decided to take advantage of the beautiful veterans day weather and check this place out. I had never heard of this park/​trail before and that shocks me considering how close it is to our house.
This is parking across the street, but not a whole lot. Perhaps enough room for 6 – 8 cars. The entire trail follows a stream which adds in a picturesque scene as you cruise along. There is a historic market telling about the blast furnaces that used to be there. There were some people, but certainly not crowded.
The trail was pretty smooth for the most part. Very few roots and other trip hazards. Really my only complaint is that its not long enough. And obviously some people ignore the dog waste bags provided for them at the beginning. But overall we loved finding this little gem and will definitely be going back!