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Trail Updates

Articles covering updates to trail routes around Florida, including announcements of new trails

Parks and Trails Closed Due to Hurricane Ian

Flooded canoe launch

September 30, 2022    Sandra Friend & John Keatley

Our roundup of closures on federal, state, and county lands across Florida in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

Florida Trail Guide Third Edition Updates

Florida Trail sign off Shell Point Rd in St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

Updates to our Third Edition of The Florida Trail Guide (published October 2017), keyed to pages and mileage numbers in each segment of the trail presented through the book.

Florida Beaches, Parks, and Trails Open and Closed

Recreate Responsibly

Statewide      ( Updated 10/1/20 )      

What is open and what is closed: our ongoing status updates for Florida beaches, campgrounds, parks, trails, and other public outdoor recreation facilities as we hear about them

Florida Trail Updates

The Florida Trail Guide

Updates to our current edition of The Florida Trail Guide (Fourth Edition, published Nov 2021), keyed to pages and mileage numbers in each segment of the trail presented through the book.

National Forests in Florida Implement New Fees

Ocean Pond Olustee

July 24, 2019    Sandra Friend

Effective July 26, 2019, fees go up at many National Forest campgrounds, boat ramps, and recreation areas

Descent into Devils Millhopper

Staircase into Devils Millhopper

June 9, 2019    Sandra Friend

Devils Millhopper State Park debuted a new staircase into the sinkhole on June 5. It has 100 fewer steps and yet is less steep and broader than the prior version.

The Florida Keys, Revisited

Overseas Heritage Trail

June 29, 2018    Sandra Friend

Nine months after Hurricane Irma, we headed to the Florida Keys to see how both the infrastructure and the natural areas are healing. Here’s an overview of what we found, from Key West to Key Largo.

Florida Trail Guide Second Edition updates

Last of the Florida Trail Guide second edition

These are the cumulative updates for the second edition of The Florida Trail Guide, which was published October 2015. If you own a copy, print this page as an addendum.

Florida Trail Guide First Edition Updates

The Florida Trail Guide

Cumulative updates 9/2013-8/2015 We released the first edition of The Florida Trail Guide in September 2013. These are the cumulative trail and service updates to that edition, including more than 140 miles of relocations. If you own a copy, print this page as an addendum. All of these updates are included in the second edition …

Permanent closure of the Florida Trail between Suwannee and Aucilla Rivers

Kelly 28 Rd

July 30, 2015    Sandra Friend

A permanent closure of 55 miles of the Florida Trail between the Suwannee and Aucilla Rivers leaves thru-hikers no alternative but a very lengthy roadwalk

The Other Side of Farles Prairie

Hiking along the eastern side of Farles Prairie

March 25, 2015    Sandra Friend

What’s it like to do trail research? Here’s a typical day out on the trail for us when we’re tracking down relocations of the Florida Trail or finding new trails to add to this website.

FNST Coalition confirms blazing standards

An orange blaze along the Florida Trail in Prairie Lakes

July 8, 2014    Sandra Friend

Adoption of blazing standards for the Florida Trail means when you see an orange blaze, it should mean you’re on some portion of the 1,400-mile Florida National Scenic Trail.

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