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

Mala Compra Greenway

Palm Coast   3.9 miles

Loop a delightful slice of the dense old-growth coastal forest of Hammock using the East Coast Greenway and the Mala Compra Greenway Trail along A1A north of Marineland.

Manatee Springs North End Trails

Chiefland   4.7 miles

Loop the lushly forested north end of Manatee Springs State Park for a peek at scenic karst features on this 4.7 mile route encompassing the perimeter of the North End Trails System.

Manatee Springs Scenic Trail

Chiefland   2.5 miles

In a shady forest above the floodplain, the Scenic Trail at Manatee Springs lives up to its name while interpreting what life was like for early settlers along the Suwannee River.

Manatee Springs State Park

Showcasing the lower Suwannee River, Manatee Springs State Park centers around a clear blue spring, one of Florida's largest and most picturesque

Maple Set Trail

Sanderson   2.5 miles

Providing a peek into an ecologically important area along the eastern edge of Bethea State Forest, the 2.5 mile Maple Set Trail showcases the beauty of the St. Marys River basin.

Matanzas State Forest

St. Augustine   3.9 miles

A system of linear and loop trails connected to a primitive campground offers scenic views of flatwoods, hammocks, and marshes alongside the Matanzas River.

Mayo

The county seat of rural Lafayette County, Mayo is centrally located for explorations along the Suwannee River and its many springs

Micanopy

Established near the south rim of the great Alachua Savanna in 1821, Micanopy is edged by an arc of marshy prairies, with Paynes Prairie the largest and most well-known

Mill Creek Preserve

Alachua   5.3 miles

Slip through a curtain of pine plantation to discover a folded karst landscape with towering American beeches, spruce pines, swamp chestnut oaks, and a small waterfall on a 5.3 mile hike.

Moonshine Creek Trails

Gainesville   2.5 miles

Delicate Appalachian wildflowers bloom in the deep shade of a slope forest surrounding Moonshine Creek, a stream that vanishes into an enormous marshy sinkhole.