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Deep into Alum Hollow Hike
(3 hours / Difficult / 6 miles)
Dive deep into Alum Hollow on South Green Mountain. Land Trust Board Member Mike Dalen will start out on top and hike down Talus Trail to the valley floor, exploring several nooks and crannies on the way back out. Bring water & snacks.
Location: Green Mountain Nature Preserve (Alum Hollow Trailhead) – 13800 S Shawdee Rd SE, Huntsville, AL 35803
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Fanning and Jones Valley Loop Hike at Blevins Gap
(2 hours / Moderate to Difficult / 2 miles)
Enjoy a good uphill walk with Rick Rodriguez along some of the newer Blevins Gap Trails. We’ll enjoy the beautiful flora along Jones Valley Trail as we make our way up towards the top of Huntsville Mountain. Rick has adopted and cares for both the Fanning and Stevenson trails on this part of the preserve and will give you plenty of insight on what makes this area so unique.
Location: Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Fanning Trailhead) – 275 Cecil Ashburn Drive (behind SE Church of the Nazarene), Huntsville, AL 35802
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Ditto Landing to Redstone Arsenal Greenway
(3 hours / Easy / 3 miles)
Explore this future addition to Huntsville’s greenway system along the Tennessee River. Hike leader Mike Dalen will begin at Ditto Landing, cross Aldridge Creek, trek under the Whitesburg Bridges, and follow the river all the way to Redstone Arsenal.
Location: Ditto Landing Picnic Pavilion – 293 Ditto Landing Rd SE, Huntsville, AL 35803
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Tree Identification Hike
(2 hours/ Moderate to Difficult due to elevation changes / 1.5 miles)
Our newest trails on Blevins Gap have a variety of trees to explore! Sweetgum? Chittamwood? Maple? You’ll know the difference after an afternoon learning how to identify some of our native species with Forester Callie Schweitzer .
Location: Blevins Gap Nature Preserve (Walsingham Trailhead) – From Cecil Ashburn headed east toward Hampton Cove, turn left at Donegal Drive then left onto Walsingham. Park on left side of the road near the trailhead.
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