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Archives for November 2011

Florida Trail, Mills Creek

Florida Trail, Mills Creek Woodlands

Little-Big Econ State Forest  |  Chuluota
( 28.652761, -81.096781 )      2.0 miles

As the Florida Trail follows the curve of the basin in which Mills Creek into a bowl of marshlands, enjoy old-growth trees and long boardwalks along this 2 mile hike

Florida Trail, Ocean to Lake: Corbett WMA

Florida Trail, Corbett WMA

Ocean-to-Lake Greenway  |  Royal Palm Beach
( 26.855395,-80.302809 )      11.7 miles

With 11.7 miles of linear hiking in a vast watery wilderness – like Big Cypress and the Everglades – you’d hardly believe this Florida Trail section at Corbett WMA is in Palm Beach County

Florida Trail, Rice Creek

Florida Trail, Rice Creek

Palatka      ( 29.682369, -81.736847 )      5.2 miles

Home of ancient cypress trees and the remains of a 1700s rice plantation, Rice Creek Conservation Area has a fascinating loop trail along the statewide Florida Trail

Florida Trail, Seminole Ranch

Florida Trail, Seminole Ranch

Seminole Ranch Conservation Area  |  Christmas
( 28.569200, -81.013183 )      4.9 miles

At Seminole Ranch Conservation Area in Christmas, the Florida Trail follows a linear 4.9 mile route through a string of hydric hammocks in the St. Johns River floodplain

Forest Capital Museum State Park

Florida Pioneer cabin

Perry      ( 30.078200, -83.566700 )      

To learn about the storied past of the forestry industry in Florida, stop in the Forest Capital Museum State Park, where one of the highlights is a pioneer homestead.

Fort Center

Fort Center

Fisheating Creek WMA  |  Lakeport
( 26.950668, -81.135548 )      5.0 miles

Explore Fort Center, a pre-Colombian village lost in Florida’s past – and uncovered again by archaeologists – by following this trail in Fisheating Creek WMA.

Fort Cooper Hiking Trails

Fort Cooper Hiking Trails

Fort Cooper State Park  |  Inverness
( 28.807342, -82.306062 )      5.5 miles

Follow in the footsteps of soldiers in the Second Seminole War through the forests along Lake Holathlikaha at Fort Cooper State Park in Inverness

Fort Drum Marsh

Fort Drum Marsh

Fort Drum Marsh Conservation Area  |  Yeehaw Junction
( 27.613700, -80.757083 )      3.0 miles

Fort Drum Marsh Conservation Area covers more than 20,000 acres, but this hike zeroes in on 3 miles in two loops – at Horseshoe Lake and Hog Island – near Yeehaw Junction.

Fort Matanzas Nature Trail

Fort Matanzas

Fort Matanzas National Monument  |  Crescent Beach
( 29.715251, -81.233892 )      0.5 miles

On the shores of Fort Matanzas, a significant historic site south of St. Augustine, the dunes are now swaddled in maritime forest, a gentle place with ancient oaks and an accessible boardwalk.

Fort Zachary Taylor Hiking Trails

Fort View Trail sign in tunnel of trees

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park  |  Key West
( 24.546283, -81.810791 )      1.4 miles

Sweeping views of oceanfront under the imposing shadow of a coastal fortress define the southernmost hike in the United States.

Friends Along the Way

Big O Hikers

November 29, 2011    Sandra Friend

What makes the Big O Hike stand out from all other hiking events is the friendships that you make – good, deep friendships born out of traveling together at a walking pace for nine days around Lake Okeechobee.

Garcon Point Trail

Pine savanna at Garcon Pont

Milton      ( 30.470433, -87.083802 )      4 miles

Pitcher plants and orchids accent expansive coastal prairie landscapes and diverse pine flatwoods along a series of trails at Garcon Point.

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