Blevins Gap Nature Preserve is a nature preserve in southern Huntsville, Alabama. It measures 994 acres (402 ha) in total and contains over 12 miles of trails within its borders. Cecil Ashburn Drive splits the preserve into two parts. The northern section measures 267 acres (108 ha) with 4.5 miles of trails, a rocky incline, and waterfalls. The southern portion measures the remaining 727 acres (294 ha) and contains 8 miles of woodland trails.[2]
Blevins Gap Nature Preserve
View from Hampton Cove of the preserve and the surrounding area
The preserve contains the southernmost remnant of the "Spacewalk Trail", which was constructed by Boy Scouts in the 1960s and ran from Monte Sano State Park to the southern edge of Green Mountain. The northern portion of the preserve, donated in 1988, was the first piece of land ever donated to a land trust in Alabama. The Stevenson Trail and the Fanning Trail, both located within this northern portion, are named after the original donors.[1]
^ abcd"Blevins Gap Nature Preserve Trail System". National Recreation Trail Database. American Trails. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
^"Blevins Gap Nature Preserve". Land Trust of North Alabama. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
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Map of the preserve
December 15, 2023
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