Alabama trails · Fanning Trail
Fanning Trail
A 3.1-mile out-and-back in Alabama, with 578 ft of climbing. Reaches Blevins Gap. Managed by Land Trust of North Alabama.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 81% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 1.0.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Blevins Gap (pass)
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Getting there
Blevins Gap — parking nearby. 34.65678, -86.51637 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:52 a.m., the sun rises at 6:18 a.m. and sets at 7:14 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:39 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 56 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 6.1-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 51 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:09 a.m. — 10 h 05 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Chittamwood Trail + Fanning Trail + Jones Valley Loop Trail — 2.2 mi loop, 448 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Vernado Trail — 0.0 mi
- Flat Rock Trail — 3.4 mi
- Arrowhead Trail — 4.5 mi
- McKay Hollow Trail — 5.9 mi