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Fakahatchee ferns

Suwannee River

Hiking, biking, paddling, camping, and other outdoor recreation, public lands, and communities along the famed Suwannee River, a blackwater river fed by the outflow of Okeefenokee Swamp and hundreds of springs on its 246-mile meander to the Gulf of Mexico.

Florida Trail, Camp Branch to Suwannee Springs

Florida Trail Suwannee

Florida Trail, Suwannee  |  Suwannee Springs
( 30.378094,-82.87853 )      7.8 miles

7.8 miles. Rugged climbs through abandoned river channels and along the highest elevations along the Suwannee River make this hike a serious roller-coaster through river bluff forests and sandy beaches.

Florida Trail, Holton Creek

Orange blaze on large tree next to creek

Florida Trail, Suwannee  |  Live Oak
( 30.438900, -83.057213 )      5.6 miles

Crossing scenic karst landscapes alongside sinkholes and around its namesake spring, the Holton Creek section of the Florida Trail provides botanical and geologic immersion.

Florida Trail, Stephen Foster to CR 25A

FT Stephen Foster

Florida Trail, Suwannee  |  White Springs
( 30.329918, -82.760361 )      4.7 miles

4.7 miles. Roly-poly and rugged, the Florida Trail across Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park showcases the beauty of the Suwannee River from its bluffs.

Florida Trail, Suwannee

No Name Creek

Florida National Scenic Trail  |  Dowling Park, Ellaville, Lake City, Live Oak, Suwannee Springs, & White Springs
( 30.348810, -82.607674 )      74.8 miles

74.8 miles. Along the Suwannee River, the Florida Trail clings to bluffs and scrambles through ravines for physical challenges and great scenery

Florida Trail, White Springs

White Springs Tract

Florida Trail, Suwannee  |  White Springs
( 30.32531, -82.739273 )      3.6 miles

3.6 miles. Spanning from one end of White Springs to the other along a bend in the Suwannee River, this Florida Trail segment is an easy day hike through a historic community.

Hart Springs

Hart Springs

Trenton      ( 29.676083, -82.951633 )      1.0 miles

A beauty spot along the Suwannee River north of Fanning Springs, Hart Springs offers swimming, hiking, camping, and cave diving in a rural setting near Trenton.

Hiking inn-to-inn on the Florida Trail

Big Shoals

October 25, 2012    Sandra Friend

As part of a question sent to me by Rick, a reader in New England, he asked “we would be interested to find an area where we hike from inn to inn over a few days” as part of a vacation day hiking in Florida. As I’m in the midst of working on a new …

I Did A (Bit of) I Did-A-Hike

2019 I-Did-A-Hike

March 15, 2019    Sandra Friend

Despite pouring rain and thunderstorms, nearly 240 people showed up to tackle the Florida Trail along the Suwannee River for the annual I-Did-A-Hike, and it made for a memorable experience.

Lafayette Blue Springs State Park

Lafayette Blue Springs

Mayo      ( 30.126903,-83.228597 )      

Lafayette Blue Springs was an old swimming hole for folks in Mayo and the rural communities west of Live Oak, a hidden beauty spot along the Suwannee River that is now a state park.

Lake City

Lake City

With the Suwannee River to the north and Osceola National Forest to the east, Lake City is a hub for hiking, paddling, and off-road biking along the Suwannee basin.

Live Oak

Live Oak

A historic city in rural North Florida, Live Oak is circled by the Suwannee River to the north, south, and west, with its showy springs and the Florida Trail.

Long Branch Trail

Long Branch Trail

Big Shoals State Park  |  White Springs
( 30.352167, -82.687617 )      2.4 miles

At Big Shoals State Park, the 2.4 mile Long Branch Trail heads upriver to follow a mellow Suwannee River—broad and shaded by overhanging tupelo trees

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