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Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Fanning Trailhead)

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2275 Cecil Ashburn Drive
Huntsville, AL 35802 United States Get Directions
Website https://landtrustnal.org/venue/blevins-gap-nature-preserve-fanning-trailhead/

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  • Little Forest Friends at Blevins Gap Nature Preserve

    Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Fanning Trailhead) 2275 Cecil Ashburn Drive, Huntsville, AL, United States

    Families with young children (ages 18 months to 3 years) are invited to attend these nature discovery events designed to inspire a sense of wonder about the natural world. Through the sharing of stories, songs, and art, each playful exploration engages both adults and children as we make new discoveries about the plants and animals […]

  • Weekday Hike at Blevins Gap North

    Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Fanning Trailhead) 2275 Cecil Ashburn Drive, Huntsville, AL, United States

    (Moderate / about 1.5 – 2 hours / just under 2 miles) Join us for a beautiful walk along some of the northernmost trails on the Land Trust of North Alabama’s Blevins Gap Nature Preserve.  This hike will take us through a hardwood forest in the fall – be ready to crunch some leaves! During […]

  • Little Forest Friends

    Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Fanning Trailhead) 2275 Cecil Ashburn Drive, Huntsville, AL, United States

    Families with young children (ages 18 months to 3 years) are invited to attend these nature discovery events designed to inspire a sense of wonder about the natural world. Through the sharing of stories, songs, and art, each playful exploration engages both adults and children as we make new discoveries about the plants and animals […]

  • Little Forest Friends

    Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Fanning Trailhead) 2275 Cecil Ashburn Drive, Huntsville, AL, United States

    Families with young children (ages 18 months to 3 years) are invited to attend these nature discovery events designed to inspire a sense of wonder about the natural world. Through the sharing of stories, songs, and art, each playful exploration engages both adults and children as we make new discoveries about the plants and animals […]

  • Little Forest Friends

    Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Fanning Trailhead) 2275 Cecil Ashburn Drive, Huntsville, AL, United States

    Families with young children (ages 18 months to 3 years) are invited to attend these nature discovery events designed to inspire a sense of wonder about the natural world. Through the sharing of stories, songs, and art, each playful exploration engages both adults and children as we make new discoveries about the plants and animals […]

  • Monday Mountain Explorers

    Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Fanning Trailhead) 2275 Cecil Ashburn Drive, Huntsville, AL, United States

    Families with elementary aged children are invited to attend these homeschool enrichment program events focused on exploring the natural environment to develop a connection to the land, to wildlife and to each other. We will learn about Alabama’s biodiversity and natural resources through weekly seasonal nature-based themes. We will read literature together to spark curiosity […]

  • Little Forest Friends

    Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Fanning Trailhead) 2275 Cecil Ashburn Drive, Huntsville, AL, United States

    Families with young children (ages 18 months to 3 years) are invited to attend these nature discovery events designed to inspire a sense of wonder about the natural world. Through the sharing of stories, songs, and art, each playful exploration engages both adults and children as we make new discoveries about the plants and animals […]

  • **Postponed** Little Forest Friends

    Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Fanning Trailhead) 2275 Cecil Ashburn Drive, Huntsville, AL, United States

    ***Postponed for Wednesday, June 24th*** Families with young children (ages 18 months to 3 years) are invited to attend these nature discovery events designed to inspire a sense of wonder about the natural world. Through the sharing of stories, songs, and art, each playful exploration engages both adults and children as we make new discoveries […]

  • Hump Day Hike at Blevins Gap

    Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Fanning Trailhead) 2275 Cecil Ashburn Drive, Huntsville, AL, United States

    Hump Day Hike at Blevins Gap North (June 17 3:00-5:30pm) (Moderate/ 2 hours/ 3-3.5 miles) Join us for a midweek hike at the Blevins Gap Nature Preserve located in South Huntsville. This hike will start at the Fanning trailhead with a climb up the Fanning Trail to the Stevenson Trail. We will rejoin the Fanning […]

  • Tuesdays on the Trails: Blevins Gap North

    Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Fanning Trailhead) 2275 Cecil Ashburn Drive, Huntsville, AL, United States

    Sunlight and Chlorophyll Today’s Tuesdays on the Trail is brought to you by the color green! Join Bob Carroll at Blevins Gap Nature Preserve North* to explore the nature of sunlight and color, and to experiment with making leaf prints and using pinhole cameras. Cost: FREE but only available for Land Trust members at the […]

  • Tuesdays on the Trails: Blevins Gap North

    Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Fanning Trailhead) 2275 Cecil Ashburn Drive, Huntsville, AL, United States

    Nature Writing on the Trail Bring your creativity to Blevins Gap Nature Preserve North – Fanning Trailhead for a hike and a new way of looking at nature! You will learn how to observe closely and document nature, combining your observations, personal connections, and environmental themes into reflection-style writing. Naturalist Julie Williams will lead this […]

  • Little Forest Friends

    Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Fanning Trailhead) 2275 Cecil Ashburn Drive, Huntsville, AL, United States

    Families with young children (ages 18 months to 3 years) are invited to attend these nature discovery events designed to inspire a sense of wonder about the natural world. Through the sharing of stories, songs, and art, each playful exploration engages both adults and children as we make new discoveries about the plants and animals […]

  • Little Forest Friends

    Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Fanning Trailhead) 2275 Cecil Ashburn Drive, Huntsville, AL, United States

    Families with young children (ages 18 months to 3 years) are invited to attend these nature discovery events designed to inspire a sense of wonder about the natural world. Through the sharing of stories, songs, and art, each playful exploration engages both adults and children as we make new discoveries about the plants and animals […]

  • Foraging Hike at Blevins Gap

    Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Fanning Trailhead) 2275 Cecil Ashburn Drive, Huntsville, AL, United States

    (Moderate/2 hours/Around 3 miles) Spring is in the air and edible plants are in the forest! Join forager Casey Lanier at the Fanning Trailhead of Blevins Gap to search out the plants and fungi that can be harvested and prepared at home. The route for this hike will be determined the day of the event. […]

  • Homeschool Teen Hike

    Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Fanning Trailhead) 2275 Cecil Ashburn Drive, Huntsville, AL, United States

    Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Blevins Gap Nature Preserve North This Homeschool Teen Hike will take place at Blevins Gap North at the Fanning Trailhead, located behind Southeast Church of the Nazarene.  We will follow the Little Foot Loop and Jones Valley Loop trails, stopping to nature journal and take photos. There is plenty to see […]

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