Florida Hikes

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Northwest Florida: The Florida Panhandle

Hiking, biking, camping, paddling and other outdoor recreation throughout Northwest Florida, the Panhandle region from Pensacola east to the Suwannee River, including Panama City Beach and Tallahassee.

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Pine Log State Forest

Ebro   35.2 miles

Florida's oldest state forest offers waterfront camping and a variety of loop trails for hikers, cyclists, and equestrians, plus a 5.7 mile linear segment of the statewide Florida Trail.

Pinnacle Port

If you're visiting natural areas in Panama City Beach, Pinnacle Port provides direct access to Lake Powell for paddling and hiking to the outfall of this coastal dune lake.

Pitt and Sylvan Springs

Fountain   miles

Distinctly different in nature, massive Pitt Spring and burbling Sylvan Springs make up a popular swimming and launch area along Econfina Creek.

Plum Orchard Pond Trail

St. Marks   0.5 miles

Starting adjacent to the Visitor Center at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, the Plum Orchard Pond Trail is an easy half mile loop that takes you out along Plum Orchard Pond, a great birding stop.

Point Washington 30A Trail

Santa Rosa Beach   1.4 miles

A pleasant connector to Eastern Lake within Point Washington State Forest, the 30A Trail leads through scrub and basin swamps to lakeside camping and the Eastern Lake Trail.

Point Washington State Forest

South Walton   30.3 miles

Protecting the upland watersheds of the Coastal Dune Lakes along the South Walton coastline, Point Washington State Forest offers extensive offroad biking and hiking trails.

Ponce De Leon

Home to several popular springs, this town in Holmes County bears the name of the Spanish explorer because of the shimmering waters of Ponce De Leon Springs.

Ponce de Leon Springs State Park

In the middle of the Florida Panhandle, Ponce de Leon Springs is along the upper end of a belt of shimmering springs that feed the Choctawhatchee River basin.

Port St. Joe

Deeply steeped in history, Port St. Joe is on the shores of St. Joseph Bay in Gulf County, with bike paths, beaches, and hiking trails in town and along Cape San Blas.

Quincy

Once a center of tobacco farming in Florida, Quincy became known for its Victorian homes and arts thanks to early investment in the Coca-Cola Company. It is the county seat of Gadsden County.

Ralph G. Kendrick Dwarf Cypress Boardwalk

Carrabelle   0.3 miles

Leading to a stand of dwarf bald cypress centuries old and less than 15 feet tall, the Kendrick Boardwalk at Tate's Hell State Forest is one of the weirder botanical spots in the Florida Panhandle.