Your guide to Florida's outdoors, by Sandra Friend, Florida's hiking expert, and her co-author John Keatley, covering the Florida Trail and other trails throughout Florida.
Dig in deeper by topic: Accessible. Dog-friendly. Kid-friendly. Nature Trails. Scenic Hikes. State Parks. Florida Trail
Florida is different. Stretching 1,400 miles from the edge of the Everglades to Pensacola Beach, the Florida Trail is one of only 11 National Scenic Trails across America. It starts in a swamp, and ends on a beach. What you'll see in between will give you a new appreciation for natural Florida.
Learn about this fantastic statewide resource for backpacking and hiking and join us for a workshop to see what our state's longest trail has to offer and to get your questions answered. We wrote the book!
Get the Book Get the App Plan your hike
Providing a gracious gift of more than 5,000 archival image scans of trails and travel throughout Florida and the world, which you'll see scattered throughout these pages and in our Flickr galleries.
FOWA Excellence in Craft Awards recipient: 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.
Good Nature. Good Reads. Watula Press is the publishing arm of Florida Hikes, producing books on travel, nature, and the outdoors.
Connect with fellow hikers to plan your journey on the Florida Trail. Chat with other Florida Trail Hikers to learn about trail conditions and logistics.
