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Florida Trail Hikes

Florida Trail Hikes
24.95
  • Publisher: Watula Press
  • Available in: Paperback
  • ISBN: 978-0-9898495-7-9
  • Published: April 25, 2021

Second Edition

With the amazing amount of botanical diversity and scenery found across the state of Florida, the best way for a hiker to experience it is to explore our 1,400-mile National Scenic Trail in Florida, the Florida Trail.

Unlike The Florida Trail Guide, which is focused on logistics of planning a linear long distance hike, this book picks the best pieces of the Florida Trail to tackle. Each chapter includes rich descriptive details, color maps, and color photos to inspire you.


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First Place, Outdoor Book. Florida Outdoor Writers Association, 2022

Each section of the book provides information on places you can camp or stay while doing day hikes in a region, plus other nearby outdoorsy and cultural activities and our picks for eateries.

Second Edition details

  • Full color, 368 pages
  • 59 hiking destinations statewide
  • Nine section hiking overviews for the top scenic sections
  • 50 hikes, ranging from 0.5 mile to 41.9 miles, described in full detail
  • Best overnight and multi-day backpacking trips included
  • Scenic loops using the Florida Trail included
  • Additional optional routes for each hike
  • Regional locator maps
  • “Base Camp” communities for planning hiking getaways
  • 67 annotated color maps
  • Index

Shipped Priority Mail. Tax and shipping added at checkout. Please note the USPS has added a $0.95 surcharge from October 2 through Christmas, which we have to pass on in the cost of shipping. Our attempts at shipping media rate last fall led to many damaged and lost books during the surcharge period.


SECOND EDITION Table of Contents

SOUTH FLORIDA

BASE CAMPS: Ochopee, Everglades City, Clewiston, Okeechobee, Jupiter, Hobe Sound
Big Cypress  SECTION
1. Oasis to 7 Mile Camp 
2. I-75 South Gate to Ivy Camp 

Okeechobee SECTION
3. Lakeport to Indian Prairie Canal 
4. Port Mayaca to Nubbin Slough 

Ocean to Lake Hiking Trail SECTION
5. Hungryland to Eyeglass Ponds
6. Sandhill Crane Loop
7. Riverbend to Kitching Creek

CENTRAL FLORIDA

BASE CAMPS: Kenansville, Christmas & Titusville, Sanford, DeLand
8. Micco Bluff
9. Kissimmee Prairie Loop
10. Prairie Lakes Loop
11. Bull Creek Loop
12. Beehead Ranch Loop
13. Seminole Ranch Loop
14. Bronson State Forest
15. Chuluota Wilderness Loop
16. Round Lake Park
17. Seminole State Forest Loop

CENTRAL FLORIDA WEST

BASE CAMPS: Dade City, Brooksville, Inverness, Dunnellon, Belleview, Silver Springs
18. Gator Hole
19. Richloam River Loop
20. Cypress Lakes Preserve
21. Croom River Trail

Cross Florida Greenway SECTION
22. Dunnellon Trail & Blue Run
23. Ross Prairie to SW 49th Ave
24. Marshall Swamp 

OCALA NORTHEAST

BASE CAMPS: Astor, Salt Springs, Palatka, Keystone Heights, Lake City
Ocala SECTION
25. Buck Lake Loop
26. The Yearling Trail
27. Hopkins Prairie

28. Rice Creek Loop
29. Etoniah Creek
30. Gold Head & Camp Blanding
31. Nice Wander Trail

SUWANNEE BIG BEND

BASE CAMPS: White Springs, Suwannee Springs & Live Oak, Madison, St. Marks, Medart & Panacea
Suwannee SECTION
32. Big Shoals
33. White Springs
34. Stephen Foster
35. Camp Branch to Suwannee Springs
36. Holton Creek
37. Ellaville to Black Tract
38. Aucilla WMA

St. Marks NWR SECTION
39. Apalachee Bay
40. Wakulla River
41. Cathedral of Palms

EASTERN PANHANDLE

BASE CAMPS: Sopchoppy, Bristol, Blountstown, Marianna, Choctawhatchee River Basin, Freeport
Apalachicola SECTION
42. Sopchoppy River
43. Vilas to Camel Lake
44. Camel Lake to Savannahs

45. Nokuse
Choctawhatchee River Section
Forgotten Creek Section
Lafayette Creek Section

WESTERN PANHANDLE

BASE CAMPS: DeFuniak Springs, Crestview, Milton, Navarre & Navarre Beach, Pensacola Beach
46. Eglin East
Alaqua Section
Catface Section
Titi Section

Blackwater River State Forest SECTION
47. Juniper Creek Trail
48. Jackson Trail South

49. UWF / SRIA Dunes Preserve
50. Fort Pickens 


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NORTHWEST FLORIDA
Apalachicola. Apalachicola National Forest. Blackwater River State Forest. Blountstown. Bonifay. Bristol. Cape San Blas. Carrabelle. Chattahoochee. Chipley. Crawfordville. Crestview. DeFuniak Springs. Destin. Ebro. Eglin Air Force Base. Fort Walton Beach. Freeport. Gulf Islands National Seashore. Madison. Marianna. Milton. Monticello. Mossy Head. Navarre Beach . Niceville. Panama City Beach. Pensacola. Ponce De Leon. Port St. Joe. Quincy. Sopchoppy. South Walton. St. Marks. St. Marks NWR. Tallahassee. Vernon. Wakulla. Wewahitchka

NORTH FLORIDA
Alachua. Amelia Island. Baldwin. Branford. Bunnell. Cedar Key. Chiefland. Crescent City. Dowling Park. Ellaville. Fernandina Beach. Flagler Beach. Gainesville. Green Cove Springs. High Springs. Jacksonville. Keystone Heights. Lake Butler.Lake City. Live Oak. Mayo. Macclenny. Micanopy. Olustee. Orange Park. Osceola National Forest. Palatka. Palatka-Lake Butler Trail. Palm Coast. Perry. Salt Springs. St. Augustine. Starke. Steinhatchee. Suwannee River Wilderness Trail. Suwannee Springs. Talbot Islands. Timucuan Preserve. Trenton. Welaka. White Springs. Williston

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MULTI-REGION
Big Cypress Swamp. East Coast Greenway. Everglades National Park. Florida National Scenic Trail

CENTRAL FLORIDA
Apopka. Belleview. Brandon. Brooksville. Bushnell. Canaveral National Seashore. Christmas. Chuluota. Clearwater Beach. Clermont. Coast to Coast Trail. Cocoa Beach. Cross Florida Greenway. Crystal River. Dade City. Daytona Beach. De Leon Springs. DeBary. Deland. Deltona. Dunedin. Dunnellon. Frostproof. Geneva. Inverness. Kenansville. Kissimmee. Lake Mary. Lake Wales. Lakeland. Largo. Leesburg. Longwood. Melbourne. Melbourne Beach. Merritt Island. Merritt Island NWR. Mims. Mount Dora. New Port Richey. New Smyrna Beach. Ocala. Ocala National Forest. Ocklawaha. Orlando. Ormond Beach. Osteen. Oviedo. Palm Bay. Ridge Manor. Sanford. Silver Springs. Spring Hill. St. Cloud. St. Petersburg. Tampa. Tarpon Springs. Titusville . Walt Disney World. Weeki Wachee. Winter Springs. Withlacoochee State Forest. Withlacoochee State Trail. Yeehaw Junction

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
Bradenton . Charlotte Harbor. Ding Darling NWR. Englewood. Estero. Fort Myers. Immokalee. Naples. Pine Island. Port Charlotte. Punta Gorda. Sanibel Island. Sarasota. Venice

SOUTH FLORIDA
Arcadia. Basinger. Big Cypress National Preserve. Big Cypress Seminole Reservation. Clewiston. Everglades City. Fisheating Creek. Lake Okeechobee. Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail. Lake Placid. LaBelle. Lakeport. Moore Haven. Okeechobee. Pahokee. Port Mayaca. Sebring. South Bay

SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
Big Pine Key. Biscayne Bay. Biscayne National Park. Boca Raton. Boynton Beach. Coral Gables. Davie. Delray Beach. Northeast Everglades Natural Area. Florida Keys. Fort Lauderdale. Fort Pierce. Hobe Sound. Hollywood. Homestead. Islamorada. Jensen Beach. Jupiter. Juno Beach. Key Biscayne. Key Largo. Key West. Marathon. Miami. Ocean to Lake Greenway. Overseas Heritage Trail. Palm Beach. Port St. Lucie. Redland. Sebastian. Stuart. Vero Beach. West Palm Beach

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