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Footpath in semi-tropical habitat along a waterway with lilies floating on reflection of blue skies

 
FLORIDA HIKES: Thousands of miles of trails and parks for hiking, biking, paddling, and more!  

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Long-time Florida authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley have put in the miles to help you explore Florida. Now joined by Chris Stevens and his family 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

Celebrating our 20th Anniversary

Montage of website screenshots from FloridaHikes.com from the last 20 years Twenty Years of Florida Hikes A trip down Memory Lane as we celebrate our twentieth year online and run a month-long giveaway of our books in February 2026.
A boardwalk through a swamp February 2026 Book Giveaway We are holding random drawings through February 28, 2026 to give away one of our books daily. Entering is easy: join one of our two mailing lists. Anyone who joins this month is eligible.
 

New Explorations

Broad path under a canopy of coastal hammock Doris Leeper Kaye Access to Bluffs Explore a truly scenic corner of massive Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve on a trio of loops extending 3.6 miles from ancient oak hammocks to high bluffs above the creek.
Sandhills along a path with deer moss spilling across it Rice Creek Nine Mile Tract Meander across shady landscapes on this 3.5 mile hike combining a short loop bordering a marshy lake with a linear trail tracing a steep sandhill ridge above the Rice Creek basin.
Red blaze post amid pines CREW Flint Pen Strand Red Trail The westernmost of the loops at Flint Pen Strand, the 1.5 mile Red Trail is an easy introduction to the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed.
Creek flowing next to a sand path in pine flatwoods Curry Creek Preserve East Amid expanding suburbia in Venice, this 71-acre island of botanical delights circled by a 1.6 mile loop buffers wildflower-rich longleaf pine flatwoods along a mangrove-lined stream.
 

Long Loops for Cool Winter Days

Blue blazes on cypress in a strand with cocoplum foreground Big Cypress South Loop Explore a grand mosaic of sawgrass prairies, cypress swamps, and pinelands on a 16.2 mile remote backcountry loop along the Florida Trail starting at Oasis Visitor Center.
Marshes edged by pines St. Marks NWR Deep Creek Trail Savor coastal pine flatwoods and outstanding scenic panoramas of the Big Bend from a remote corner of St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge on this 12 mile circuit.
 

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