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
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Hiker’s Guide to the Sunshine State Now available: a new and improved version of an all-time classic covering the entire state.New Explorations
Big Talbot Big Pine Trail The southernmost trail on Big Talbot Island is a short walk out to a bluff above the Simpson Creek estuary through a coastal hammock riffled by breezes.
Big Talbot Black Rock Trail An unusual and picturesque geologic anomaly, Blackrock Beach at Big Talbot Island is covered with formations that look like black lava rocks but are made of sand.
The Legacy Trail Connecting Venice and Sarasota, one of Florida's finest paved trails provides a corridor for biking and hiking along a historic railroad line.
Oklaloosa Island Veterans Park Adjoining Ross Mahler Park along Choctawhatchee Bay, Veterans Park hosts an important rookery for great blue herons and a unique Women's Veteran Memorial amid the dunes.
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