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Backpacking in Florida

Spend a night or more in the wilds of Florida by planning a backpacking trip

INTERACTIVE MAP

Florida Trail, Apalachee Bay

Pinhook River Bridge on the Florida Trail

Florida Trail, Big Bend  |  Florida Trail, St. Marks East
( 30.1556, -83.99935 )      14.3 miles

14.3 miles. Hugging the Big Bend coastline, this hike through Aucilla WMA and St. Marks NWR offers some of the most breathtaking panoramas you’ll find along the Florida Trail, and a profusion of wildlife.

Florida Trail, Apalachicola

Porter Lake, Apalachicola National Forest

Florida National Scenic Trail  |  Bristol & Sopchoppy | Apalachicola National Forest
( 30.074890, -84.404846 )      77.9 miles

77.9 miles. Florida’s largest national forest, Apalachicola is a very lush place, which means soggy feet and spectacular botanical diversity south of Tallahassee.

Florida Trail, Aucilla River

Aucilla Rapids

Florida Trail, Big Bend  |  Aucilla River WMA
( 30.255878,-83.863892 )      9 miles

9 miles. Endearingly scenic, surprisingly rugged in places, and unlike any other piece of the Florida Trail statewide, this trek along the Aucilla River showcases some of Florida’s top natural features in one hike.

Florida Trail, Aucilla Sinks

Aucilla Sinks

Florida Trail, Big Bend  |  Aucilla River WMA
( 30.20092, -83.92469 )      4.4 miles

4.4 miles. Winding through a geologically weird and archaeologically significant part of Florida, the most fascinating segment of the Florida Trail is the Aucilla Sinks

Florida Trail, Baseline to Marshall Swamp

Blue blaze to Marshall Swamp

Florida Trail, Western Corridor  |  Cross Florida Greenway
( 29.142205, -82.052940 )      2.7 miles

2.7 miles. A walk in an urban forest, the Baseline section of the Florida Trail showcases restored sandhill habitat

Florida Trail, Bell Springs to Big Shoals

Paddlers attempting Big Shoals

Florida Trail, Suwannee  |  White Springs
( 30.329298, -82.689613 )      4.6 miles

4.6 miles. Showcasing Florida’s only Class III whitewater and other spectacular geologic features, this is one of the most scenic segments of the Florida Trail along the Suwannee River.

Florida Trail, Big Bend

Florida Trail Big Bend view

Florida National Scenic Trail  |  Crawfordville, Madison, St. Marks, & St. Marks NWR
( 30.297199, -83.245003 )      116.2 miles

116.2 miles. After crossing rural farms and forests in the Big Bend, the Florida Trail reveals the secrets of the Aucilla River before tracing the Gulf coastline at St. Marks NWR

Florida Trail, Big Cypress North

Nobles Grade, Big Cypress National Preserve

Florida Trail, Big Cypress  |  Big Cypress National Preserve
( 26.169781, -81.071770 )      8.0 miles

8.0 miles. An easy ramble from the I-75 rest area north along Nobles Grade, this wildlife-rich segment of the Florida Trail offers several loop options for day hikers and backpackers.

Florida Trail, Big Cypress South

Big Cypress Swamp

Florida Trail, Big Cypress  |  Big Cypress National Preserve
( 25.857105,-81.032913 )      30.3 miles

30.3 miles. Traversing a vast wilderness in the wet wilds of Big Cypress National Preserve, the southernmost segment of the Florida Trail is the toughest backpacking trip in Florida

Florida Trail, Blackwater

Florida National Scenic Trail  |  Milton & Munson | Blackwater River State Forest
( 30.632750, -86.854652 )      45.5 miles

45.5 miles. The Blackwater section of the Florida Trail walks you through Atlantic white cedar and longleaf pine forests, pitcher plant bogs and titi swamps en route to the Alabama border.

Florida Trail, Bradwell Bay

Bradwell Bay (Mary McKinley)

Florida Trail, Apalachicola  |  Apalachicola National Forest
( 30.1687, -84.5008 )      12.3 miles

12.3 miles. You’re guaranteed to get wet on Florida’s roughest, wildest day hike. Situated south of Tallahassee, the Bradwell Bay Wilderness is one of the most majestic and wild places in Northwest Florida.

Florida Trail, Bradwell West to Porter Lake

Ochlockonee River near Porter Lake

Florida Trail, Apalachicola  |  Apalachicola National Forest
( 30.157991, -84.654747 )      6.8 miles

6.8 miles. A connective piece of the Florida Trail centered on the Langston House trailhead, this stretch of trail marries wet flatwoods with roadwalking as it crosses the Ochlockonee River.

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