Florida Trail Hikes

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As a great day hiking destination, the Florida Trail offers hundreds of places to get into the woods and enjoy nature throughout Florida. Since it is a linear trail, most of these hikes are out-and-back or require coordinating two cars, one at each trailhead, to hike a segment. There are places where you can also do a day hiking loop using alternate routes to connect back to the main trail.

Our new book, Florida Trail Hikes, features the best scenic sections of the Florida Trail with day hike and longer options. We are working on it now and plan to publish it Summer 2018. Sign up for book updates to learn more as our work progresses.

Best Scenic Hikes on the Florida Trail

See our growing list of top picks as we write this book.

Day Hikes on the Florida Trail

Big Oak Trail

The Big Oak Trail is one of the most scenic hikes in North Florida. Much of the hiking parallels the
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Blountstown Greenway

Connecting neighborhoods, parks, and services within a historic Apalachicola River town, the paved 3.9-mile Blountstown Greenway includes a segment of
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Disappearing Creek at Camp Branch

On the Disappearing Creek Loop off the Florida Trail along the Suwannee River, watch Camp Branch burble through rapids and
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Dunnellon Trail

Expanding access to the Cross Florida Greenway across the Withlacoochee River in Dunnellon, the Dunnellon Trail provides a new destination
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East Loop Trail

An immersion into vast pine flatwoods that includes scrambles over ancient dunes, the East Loop at Jonathan Dickinson State Park
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Florida Trail, Alaqua

With significant botanical beauty, rugged climbs, and nice campsites, the Alaqua section of the Florida Trail in Eglin Air Force
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Florida Trail, Alaqua East

Take on some rugged terrain on this round-trip hike to Alaqua Creek to discover the beauty of the undulating landscape,
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Florida Trail, Alaqua West

Experience a little bit of all of the best that the Florida Trail in Eglin has to offer with this
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Florida Trail, Alexander Springs to Farles Lake

Get acquainted with Big Scrub on this 8.4-mile stretch of the Florida Trail in the Ocala National Forest as it
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Florida Trail, Altha

Following the sinuous route of Bauldree Branch before tracing the bluffs of the Chipola River upstream past the famed Look
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Florida Trail, Apalachee Bay

Slipping out of the jungle-like floodplain forest that surrounds the tributaries of the Aucilla River into the coastal salt marshes
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Florida Trail, Aucilla River

Endearingly scenic, surprisingly rugged in places, and unlike any other piece of the Florida Trail statewide, this 9.3-mile trek along
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Florida Trail, Aucilla Sinks

With dark waters reflecting against pockmarked limestone walls, palm fronds obscuring dropoffs into yawning sinkholes, and a footpath winding through
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Florida Trail, Baseline to Marshall Swamp

Along the Baseline Road to Marshall Swamp section of the Florida Trail in Ocala, enjoy a swath of true urban
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Florida Trail, Bell Springs to Big Shoals

With Florida's only Class III whitewater and the beauty of a Florida waterfall along a stretch of trail that is
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Florida Trail, Bradwell Bay

You're guaranteed to get wet on Florida’s roughest, wildest swamp walk on the Florida Trail in Bradwell Bay, a wild
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Florida Trail, Bronson State Forest

A quick sampler of the beauty of Bronson State Forest, this walk on the Florida Trail to Bunscombe Creek and
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Florida Trail, Buckman Lock to SR 20

A connector through timber lands, the Florida Trail between Buckman Lock and SR 20 west of Palatka is a 7.4-mile
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Florida Trail, Buckman to Rodman Dam

Paralleling a segment of the Cross Florida Barge Canal, the Buckman Lock to Rodman Dam hike on of the Florida
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Florida Trail, Bull Creek WMA

Providing a 20.5 mile loop for backpacking amid open pine savannas and prairies, the Florida Trail at Bull Creek WMA
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Florida Trail, Chandler Slough West

It looks like a mountain ridge from a distance, but Chandler Slough is a ribbon of cypress strand through the
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Florida Trail, Choctawhatchee River

Providing a hike through majestic longleaf pine forests in Nokuse Plantation, the Florida Trail along the Choctawhatchee River also showcases
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Florida Trail, Chuluota Wilderness to Joshua Creek

Enjoy the natural beauty of habitat diversity along this 4.3-mile segment of the Florida Trail connecting Chuluota Wilderness and Bronson
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Florida Trail, Clearwater Lake to Alexander Springs

The oldest section of the Florida Trail runs 11 miles between between Clearwater Lake and Alexander Springs in the Ocala
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Florida Trail, Clewiston to South Bay

One of the most accessible segments of the Big O - paralleling US 27 between Clewiston and South Bay -
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Florida Trail, Corbett WMA to Lucky Tract

On this 12.1 miles of the Florida Trail from Corbett WMA to the Lucky Tract campsite, immerse in the full
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Florida Trail, CR25A to Stephen Foster

This roly-poly section of the Florida Trail is pretty rugged despite its short distance, since it involves a lot of
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Florida Trail, Cypress Lakes Preserve

At Cypress Lakes Preserve, a 1.7-mile segment of the Florida Trail follows the edge of a series of cypress-lined lakes
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Florida Trail Day Hikes by Location

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Preparing for a Day Hike

• How to pack for a Florida hike - The Ten Essentials and more: a checklist for items you'll want to bring with you for day hiking and backpacking in Florida. Florida's climate and weather are unlike most of the rest of the United States, so your selections take some planning.
• Hiking Basics for Florida - How to hike in Florida - the basics of what you need to know for hiking in Florida, whether you're day hiking or backpacking.