Florida Hikes

Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides

St Johns River at Welaka

North Florida

Hiking, biking, camping, paddling and other outdoor recreation throughout North Florida, including along the Suwannee River and the St. Johns River between Palatka and Jacksonville.

INTERACTIVE MAP

Jennings State Forest

Middleburg   17.0 miles

Protecting the headwaters of Black Creek, one of the northernmost freshwater tributaries of the St. Johns River, Jennings State Forest spans almost 24,000 acres west of Jacksonville.

Joe Kenner Trail

Flagler Beach   1.0 miles

Explore two sides of Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area on a mile loop encompassing a lush coastal hammock and a view of the Atlantic Ocean.

John Mahon Nature Park

Gainesville   0.5 miles

Ten acres isn't a lot for a natural area, but at John Mahon Nature Park in Gainesville, it's plenty for a quick, refreshing walk in the woods off Newberry Road.

John Muir Ecological Park

John Muir Ecological Park in Yulee connects you to an important and mostly forgotten chapter of Florida history: our role in John Muir's "Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf."

John’s Landing Trail

Welaka   4.3 miles

Named for Philadelphia resident and royal botanist to King George III, John Bartram, the John's Landing Trail leads to his landing site documented in 1765.

Julington-Durbin Preserve

Jacksonville   6.3 miles

Named for a pair of blackwater creeks that merge before entering the nearby St. Johns River, Julington-Durbin Preserve is a highly popular destination for exploring nature.

Jungle Hut Loop Trail

Palm Coast   1.1 miles

Near the beach at Hammock Dunes, follow a windy trail through shady coastal hammocks on this easy 1.1 mile hike east of Palm Coast.

Juniper Springs

Silver Springs   1.4 miles

Experience crystalline waters emerging from the midst of the world’s largest scrub forest in a subtropical forest at Juniper Springs in the Ocala National Forest.

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens

Gainesville   1.5 miles

One of the most beautiful and complex gardens in Florida, Kanapaha Botanical Gardens sits beneath grand live oaks with two dozen themed gardens on 68 acres.

Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park

Mayport   2.7 miles

With cool ocean breezes and a plunge in the surf after your hike, the 2.7-mile hiking loop at Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park in Jacksonville is a great choice for a summer outing

Keystone Heights

A friendly community along the Palatka-Lake Butler Trail known for its lakes, Keystone Heights is home to Gold Head Branch State Park and an original segment of the Florida Trail.

Kingsley Plantation

Jacksonville Northshore   0.8 miles

One of the historic treasures of Timucuan Preserve in Jacksonville, Kingsley Plantation interprets the everyday lives of free and enslaved peoples on an early Florida plantation.