Editing Clay County, Alabama (section)

==Places of interest==
Clay County is home to parts of [[Cheaha State Park]] in the [[Talladega National Forest]] and [[Lake Wedowee]] on the eastern boundary. Outdoor adventures abound in Clay County and the surrounding area. The Pinhoti Trail system<ref>{{cite web |url=http://purebound.com/trails/pinhoti/ |title=The Pinhoti Trail - Alabama & Georgia |work=PureBound.com |year=2012 |access-date=July 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409122021/http://purebound.com/trails/pinhoti/ |archive-date=April 9, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> weaves its way through the Talladega National Forest to Mt. Cheaha, the highest point in Alabama. Hikers along the trail may spy some of the local wildlife, including whitetail deer, wild turkey, and the rare bald eagle.

Home of Doc Hilt Trails for Off-Highway Vehicles. On May 5, 2010, Doc Hilt Trails was awarded the distinction of being a ''[[National Recreation Trail]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.americantrails.org/NRTDatabase/trailDetail.php?recordID=3599 |title=National Recreation Trail Database  |work=AmericanTrails.org |year=2012 |access-date=July 16, 2012}}</ref> One of only two private motorized parks in the nation to ever be awarded the NRT designation.

Clay County has two sites listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], the [[Hugo Black House]] (destroyed, but still listed) and the [[Clay County Courthouse (Alabama)|Clay County Courthouse]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a|dateform=mdy}}</ref>