Long-time Florida authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley have put in the miles to help you explore Florida. Now joined by Chris and Chelsey Stevens in researching Florida’s trails, we’re constantly expanding this extensive database established in 2006. Dig in for inspiration to enjoy Florida’s outdoors! #FLORIDAHIKES
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Green PLACE Hiking Spree Celebrating Orange County’s initiative to protect environmentally sensitive lands, the inaugural Green PLACE Hiking Spree encourages you to hike their trails.
Hiker’s Guide to the Sunshine State Now available: a new and improved version of an all-time classic covering the entire state.Our Recent Explorations
Hal Scott Yellow Trail Vibrant wildflowers blossom amid seasonally wet flatwoods and pine savannas on this lengthy loop west of the Econlockhatchee River in Hal Scott Preserve. 
Michael Crotty Bicentennial Park With access to both the Atlantic Ocean and the Halifax River, this county park in Ormond-by-the-Sea has surprisingly hilly terrain in its lush coastal forest.
A.J. Henry Park Loop between a sinkhole lake and a steephead ravine for challenging elevation changes on this 2.1 mile hike in a 72-acre woodland in northern Tallahassee.
Hal Scott Preserve Explore vast prairies and seepage bogs, cross the Econ River at Curry Ford, and camp under a live oak canopy—all just east of the Orlando International Airport.
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