Phils Lake Trail
Crystal River 1.8 milesPart of the Great Florida Birding Trail, this 1.8 mile loop around a rewilded dolomite mine offers surprising panoramas across the surrounding coastal landscape.
Prairie Creek Preserve
Gainesville 7.5 milesIn the deep shade of the floodplain of Prairie Creek near Gainesville, Prairie Creek Preserve is a beauty spot provided to the public by the Alachua Conservation Trust.
RiverTown Riverfront Park
St. Augustine 1.7 milesStatuesque live oaks canopy an unparalleled 1.7 mile walk along the eastern shore of the St. Johns River at Riverfront Park in Rivertown, northwest of St. Augustine.
Saarinen Preserve
Gainesville 1.2 milesAt Saarinen Preserve near Newberry, a series of color-coded loops wander across mixed pine and hardwood hammock communities teeming with wildlife.
Santa Fe River Preserve
Alachua 1.3 milesA relaxed hike in a wooded preserve, the Blue Trail at Santa Fe River Preserve crosses sandhills and shady oak hammocks to reach the bluffs of its namesake river.
Santa Fe River Preserve Gracy Trail
Alachua 2.1 milesPeaceful pathways wind alongside a tranquil creek through shady woodlands, offering a quiet hike among the timid wildlife that call the Santa Fe River Basin home.
Serenola Forest Preserve
Gainesville 1.0 milesAmong shaded woodlands north of Paynes Prairie, a mile of marked trails wind through forested landscapes, passing quiet picnic spots along the way.
St. Jude Trail
A ramble to the mangrove-lined shores of St. Jude Harbor, the St. Jude Trail is a birder's delight, tucked away in a residential neighborhood on the edge of St. James City on Pine Island and protected by the Calusa Land Trust.
Tiger Creek Preserve
Babson Park 6.3 milesEdward Bok's "Jungle," a deeply folded landscape between Tiger Creek and Patrick Creek south of Lake Wales, is protected by The Nature Conservancy as Tiger Creek Preserve.
Tiger Creek Preserve North
Lake Wales 7.2 milesTake a step back in time while navigating the rolling terrain of impeccably preserved ancient islands along the Creek Bluff and Highlands Loops on the Lake Wales Ridge.
Toni Robinson Waterfront Trail
Vero Beach 1.3 milesAn array of wild landscapes is on display along a wide pathway between upland oak forests to a mangrove swamp boardwalk and pier overlooking the Indian River Lagoon.
Torchwood Hammock Preserve
Big Pine Key 0.4 milesHidden at the southern tip of Little Torch Key, a short loop leads through a rugged tropical rockland hammock to open tidal zones lined with mangroves.