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Blevins Gap Nature Preserve

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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
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in Alabama. The Stevenson Trail and the Fanning Trail, both located within this northern portion, are named after the original donors.
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splits the preserve into two parts. The northern section measures 267 acres (108 ha) with 4.5 miles of trails, a rocky
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The preserve contains the southernmost remnant of the "Spacewalk Trail", which was constructed by
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Hampton Cove
Blevins Gap Nature Preserve is located in Alabama
Blevins Gap Nature Preserve is located in the United States
Nature preserve
Huntsville, Alabama
Coordinates
34°39′26″N 86°31′01″W / 34.65722°N 86.51694°W / 34.65722; -86.51694
Dawn
dusk
National Recreation Trail
Official website
nature preserve
Huntsville, Alabama
Cecil Ashburn Drive
incline
waterfalls
woodland
National Recreation Trail
Boy Scouts
Monte Sano State Park
land trust
Armadillos
bobcats
coyotes
deer
foxes
opossums
raccoons
turkeys

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