Land Clearing in Double Springs, AL
Double Springs is the Winston County seat, set inside the borders of Bankhead National Forest and a few miles from Smith Lake. We clear home sites, mulch understory, and open trails, lanes and drives on private land here.
Clearing, Mulching & Dirt Work in Double Springs
Bankhead National Forest wraps around Double Springs, and the forest's ranger district office is here in town. So is the Winston County courthouse, where a statue called Dual Destiny shows a soldier who is half Union and half Confederate, a nod to the county's split loyalties in the Civil War. Private land around Double Springs is mostly woods, and woods are our line of work. The town is inside our service area for land clearing, forestry mulching and dirt work.
Double Springs has been the county seat from 1883, when the courthouse moved from Houston. US-278 and State Highway 195 cross here, and Lewis Smith Lake is only a few miles off. That mix means three kinds of job: a wooded home site to open up, a hunting or timber tract that needs trails and lanes, and a drive or pad that needs dirt moved. We do all three with our own machines. Estimates are free. Call or text (205) 535-6376.
Next to the national forest
When your line backs up to federal land, the line matters more than usual. Have it surveyed or flagged before anything is cut, because we clear to the line you show us. A mulched strip along a boundary also makes a good fire lane between your timber and everybody else's. We cut firebreaks and fire lanes down to mineral soil around homes, shops and stands. If you plan a prescribed burn, talk to the Alabama Forestry Commission about the permit first.
Rock, hollows and thin soil
Winston County is on the Cumberland Plateau, a country of rock bluffs, gorges and hardwood hollows. Around Double Springs that means rock close to the surface in places and slopes that drop off quick. Rock changes a dirt job, so we tell you what we find as we dig. On the wooded slopes, forestry mulching in Double Springs clears the understory and leaves the hill covered. The big trees you want to keep stay standing.
Trails, lanes and access
Land held for hunting, timber or a cabin needs a way in first. The mulcher opens trails wide enough for a side-by-side, shooting lanes, and food plot openings without pulling a stump. Where a truck has to travel, we cut a real drive: crowned, ditched and with culverts where water crosses. See our trail and ATV path clearing page, and the wider Winston County land clearing page for the lake side of the county.
Work We Take On in Double Springs
Four services that fit the ground around Double Springs, plus everything else we do.
Forestry Mulching in Double Springs
Brush, briars and small timber ground to mulch where they stand. No piles, no hauling.
DetailsTrail Clearing in Double Springs
Trails, ATV paths and access lanes opened with the mulcher.
Details
Firebreaks in Double Springs
Firebreaks and fire lanes cut around homes, timber and property lines before you need them.
DetailsHunting Lanes & Food Plots in Double Springs
Shooting lanes, trails and food plots cut on hunting land and left ready to plant.
DetailsEverything else we do in Double Springs
One job, one town: Double Springs pages
Can you clear private land that borders Bankhead National Forest near Double Springs?
Yes, as long as the work stays on your side of the boundary. Private tracts beside the forest are cleared and mulched like any other, but the boundary has to be known before a machine starts. Get it surveyed or find the marked corners, and show us. National forest land is managed by the U.S. Forest Service, and the ranger district office in Double Springs is the place to ask about anything that touches it.
How wide should a firebreak be around a cabin in Winston County?
There is no single width that suits every place. It depends on the fuel, the slope and what you are protecting. Many owners want a lane a tractor or truck can drive, cut down to mineral soil. The Alabama Forestry Commission can advise on breaks and on burn permits for your tract. We cut the lane to the width and route you settle on.
Do you do small land clearing jobs in Double Springs, AL?
Yes. Half an acre behind a house or a single overgrown lot is a normal job. Very small jobs carry a minimum, because loading, hauling and unloading a machine costs the same for a short job as a long one, and you hear that figure before you commit. Call or text (205) 535-6376 and send a few photos if you can.
Real job photos. See recent work
How a Job Runs
Tell Us What You Have
Call, text or send the form. County, rough acreage, what is growing on it and how a truck and trailer gets in.
We Look at the Ground
Close by, we come and look. Farther off, we can go over it with you on satellite first, then see it on the ground before the work starts.
A Number to Plan Around
Estimates are free and priced off the property. Small jobs carry a minimum, and you hear the figure before you commit.
The Machines Go to Work
We settle what comes out and what stays. Mark the trees you want kept, or walk it with us and point them out.
Finished, Not Just Knocked Down
Holes filled, ground pulled back to grade, and the fall set so water leaves the site instead of standing on it.
Got Ground to Clear in Double Springs?
Call or text, or send a few details. Estimates are free.