Fort Caroline
Jacksonville 1.3 milesAt the site of the original French settlement in Florida, explore the rich natural and cultural history of the region at the Timucuan Preserve visitor center, Fort Caroline, and its interpretive nature trail.
Fort Clinch Beach Walk
Fernandina Beach 4.8 milesExplore a wave-tossed beach shoreline while searching for sea shells along the northernmost stretch of the Atlantic Coast in Florida.
Fort Clinch Shared Use Trail
Fernandina Beach 6.2 milesA 6.2 mile singletrack loop shared by hikers and cyclists provides challenging slopes to climb between the edge of the estuary and a dune front.
Fort Clinch State Park
With 1,100 acres of pristine beaches, towering dunes, maritime forest, and estuarine tidal marshes, Fort Clinch State Park is one of Florida’s paramount recreational areas.
Fort Clinch Walking Tour
Fernandina Beach 0.6 milesRoam an impressive, interpreted Third System fortress on the Florida coast along this walking tour that makes a circuit of the interior of Fort Clinch.
Fort Clinch Willow Pond Trails
Fernandina Beach 0.5 milesExplore a coastal ridge and murky swamp along footpaths and levees around ponds created by the Civilian Conservation Corps near Fort Clinch.
Fort George Island Cultural State Park
With layer upon layer of human habitation atop the highest natural hill on the southeastern Atlantic Coast, Fort George Island offers a long look at the past.
Fort Matanzas National Monument
St. Augustine 0.5 milesOn the shores of Fort Matanzas, a significant historic site south of St. Augustine, the dunes are now swaddled in coastal hammock. Visit them on an accessible boardwalk.
Fort Mose Historic State Park
Interpreting the first free African settlement in what would become the United States, Fort Mose educates through storytelling along 1.1 miles of trails and within its museum.
Foster’s Hammock Trail
White Springs 6.8 milesWeaving across rolling hills in the Suwannee River floodplain, this well-maintained path explores the forested woodlands of Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park.
FT Suwannee Springs to Holton Creek
Live Oak 10.3 milesFollowing tall river bluffs with geologic wonders, this scenic section of the Florida Trail provides stunning views of the limestone-bordered waters of the Suwannee.
Gainesville
Home of the University of Florida, Gainesville has many small urban parks with trails. Surrounded by larger natural lands, it is one of the best bike-friendly cities in Florida