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Off Road Biking

Florida has hundreds of miles of technical singletrack and doubletrack on forest roads for riding deep into the woods

Gomez Preserve

Nature trail in pine-palm forest

Hobe Sound      ( 27.119983, -80.156192 )      2.5 miles

Purchased to protect the footprint of an early 1900s settlement along the Indian River Lagoon, Gomez Preserve is one of the lesser-known hiking destinations in Hobe Sound.

Graham Swamp Conservation Area

The largest of the ponds at Graham Swamp Preserve

Palm Coast      ( 29.537617, -81.206067 )      1.0 miles

Protecting more than 3,000 acres – 2,700 acres of which are covered in swamps – Graham Swamp Preserve offers hikers a glimpse of the dense floodplain where Bulow Creek rises.

Green Mountain Scenic Overlook

Green Mountain Tower overlook above Lake Apopka floodplain

Lake Apopka North Shore  |  Ferndale
( 28.646797, -81.709972 )      3.4 miles

At the Green Mountain Scenic Overlook and Trailhead, the highest elevations in Central Florida provide a sweeping panorama of Lake Apopka and Florida’s longest set of trail switchbacks

Halpatiokee Mountain Bike Trail

Halpatiokee River Trail

Halpatiokee Regional Park  |  Stuart
( 27.1025, -80.2517 )      7.5 miles

Along a 7.5-mile loop, the Mountain Bike Trail at Halpatiokee Regional Park mixes technical challenges and scenic views

Halpatiokee Regional Park

Halpatiokee river platform

Stuart      ( 27.104098, -80.257460 )      

Beyond its prominent ballfields, Halpatiokee Regional Park hides a rich network of hiking, off-road biking, and paddling trails along the South Fork of the St. Lucie River

Hightower Trail System

Palm fronds draping over trail

Terra Ceia Preserve State Park   |  Bradenton
( 27.58083, -82.57266 )      4.1 miles

Strongly influenced by nearby Tampa Bay, Terra Ceia Preserve State Park protects unique landscapes where marine and terrestrial ecosystems blend seamlessly.

Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park

Starkey Wilderness backcountry

New Port Richey      ( 28.2522, -82.6496 )      50.0 miles

Explore an expansive landscape of pine flatwoods, prairies, scrubby flatwoods, and open scrub along nearly 50 miles of trails just east of New Port Richey

John’s Landing Trail

St Johns River

Welaka State Forest  |  Welaka
( 29.4688, -81.6603 )      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.

Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park

Hanna Park Mayport

Mayport      ( 30.3628, -81.4002 )      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

Lagoon Greenway

Lagoon Greenway coastal plain

Vero Beach      ( 27.6163, -80.3808 )      3.3 miles

A scenic trek in Vero Beach to an observation deck on the Indian River Lagoon provides the option of longer immersion in the coastal mangrove forest

Lake Apopka Loop Trail

Cyclists along Lake Apopka Loop Trail levee

Lake Apopka North Shore  |  Lake Apopka
( 28.635181, -81.550427 )      17.2 miles

Discover the wild heart of Central Florida on a ride along the Lake Apopka Loop Trail, an arc spanning two counties along the lake’s north shore

Lake Apopka North Shore

Lake Apopka North Shore

Lake Apopka  |  Apopka Mount Dora Astatula Ferndale
( 28.669070, -81.563106 )      

Across two counties and along the entire north rim of Florida’s fourth-largest lake, this 20,000 acre conservation area is a sweep of wildlife-rich marshes

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