Welcome to Florida Hikes! I'm Sandra Friend, author of eight books on Florida hiking, and  this is a work-in-progress drawing on more than 600 hikes I've done and 2,500 pages I've written about Florida trails, including our own National Scenic Trail, the Florida Trail. Browse the articles and check out the forum to learn more about hiking in Florida. See the trailhead map to find a trail near you! Subscribers get a special Hike-A-Week email with all the details about one particular Florida trail, plus access to full details about each hike, including data you can download for your GPS. Thanks for stopping by! If you have any comments or questions, feel free to contact me.

Since 2001, I've brought you the best hiking trails in Florida through my guidebooks. They're great references for getting out on Florida's trails. Grab one!

Be sure to browse through the trails featured below, look for trails in your area by city and topic, and find hikes in various interesting places around the state, like along the beaches of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean and around Lake Okeechobee. Enjoy exploring Florida on foot!