Revisiting Little Big Econ
If you're never hiked along the bluffs of the Econlockhatchee River in Oviedo on the Florida Trail, you're missing out. Here's an easy and enjoyable route to follow from the Barr Street trailhead.
Richard Lieber Memorial Trail
Burrowing deeper into the swamps than the adjoining Fern Garden Trail, the Richard Lieber Memorial Trail spans from an enormous oak to a wonderland of wet.
Ridge Audubon Center
Babson Park 0.3 milesAtop the Lake Wales Ridge, the nature trails at the Ridge Audubon Center in Babson Park do a fabulous job of interpreting the unique flora and fauna of this island of biodiversity.
Ringhaver Park
Jacksonville 1.7 milesDiscover a hauntingly beautiful bog at the far end of the Ortega Stream Valley Trail, a paved loop beginning behind the ballfields of Ringhaver Park.
River Levels in North Florida
Cold weather and high water causes hypothermia, so play it safe. Before hiking in winter in North Florida and the Florida Panhandle, check these flood gauges.
Riverview Pointe Preserve
Bradenton 0.5 milesProtecting eleven acres of waterfront adjacent to De Soto National Memorial, this dog-friendly coastal park features a beach on the Manatee River.
Robert W. Loftin Nature Trails
Jacksonville 4.0 milesIn a densely wooded corner of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, the Robert W. Loftin Nature Trails are a prime place for trail runners and hikers to play.
Roberts Lake Trail
Eastern Continental Trail 8.2 miles8.2 miles. Now the Roberts Lake Trail, the former Loop Road to Oasis section of the Florida Trail is now blazed blue. It is where sawgrass and cypress meet, where the Everglades and Big Cypress blend.
Rock Springs Run Hiking Trail
Sorrento 12.3 milesWith more than 12 miles of hiking through the heart of Florida black bear territory, the loops at Rock Springs Run Reserve State Park get you into the wild outside Orlando.
Rock Springs Run Reserve State Park
You have a better-than-average chance of spotting a Florida black bear at Rock Springs Run State Reserve, a vast wilderness area in the Wekiva River basin.
Rocky Bayou Hiking Trails
Niceville 3.3 milesExplore the uplands of Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park in Niceville on a trio of showy nature trails that can be interconnected into a 3.3 mile day hike.
Rocky Bayou Nature Trail
Niceville 1.5 milesStroll through sand pine scrub and bluff forest to savor a series of views on Rocky Bayou, a brackish arm of Choctawhatchee Bay.