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Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail

Baldwin

A town tied to Florida’s earliest railroad and an important switching yard, Baldwin is steeped in Civil War history

Bethea State Forest

Big cypress in a narrow tannic waterway

Jacksonville      ( 26.990576, -82.302249 )      10.0 miles

With nearly 40,000 acres along the Florida-Georgia border, John M. Bethea State Forest provides an important corridor for wildlife migrating between the Okefenokee Swamp and Osceola National Forest.

Camp Milton Historic Preserve

Camp Milton Arboretum

Baldwin      ( 30.3343, -81.8687 )      2.4 miles

On a walk through Camp Milton Historic Preserve, discover Civil War stories through a grove of historic trees that have tales to tell beneath their leafy shade

Cary Nature Trail

Cary State Forest

Cary State Forest  |  Baldwin
( 30.399850, -81.926772 )      1.4 miles

In the vast mosaic of pines and cypress swamp west of Jacksonville protected by Cary State Forest, the 1.4 mile Cary Nature Trail makes a great family outing

Cary State Forest

Cary State Forest tower view

Baldwin      ( 30.401215, -81.924140 )      21.4 miles

Protecting more than 20 square miles of forest northwest of Jacksonville, Cary State Forest has over 20 miles of marked trails for hiking, biking, and equestrian use

Dunns Farm Trail

Longleaf pine and saw palmetto

Jennings State Forest  |  Middleburg
( 30.12884, -81.964229 )      3.5 miles

A highlight of Jennings State Forest, this 3.5 mile loop traverses healthy longleaf pine habitat and showcases a series of cascades above the North Fork of Black Creek.

Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail

Jacksonville Baldwin Rail Trail

Jacksonville      ( 30.345345, -81.773513 )      14.6 miles

Following a historic railroad route that sparked the Battle of Olustee during the Civil War, the Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail spans 14.6 miles from Jacksonville to Baldwin

Jennings State Forest

Young longleaf pines

Middleburg      ( 30.128412, -81.965062 )      17.0 miles

Protecting the headwaters of Black Creek, one of the northernmost freshwater tributaries of the St. Johns River, Jennings State Forest spans across almost 24,000 acres west of Jacksonville.

Maple Set Trail

Tannic waterway nicely framed by forest

Bethea State Forest  |  Jacksonville
( 30.524425, -82.231083 )      2.5 miles

Providing a peek into an ecologically important area along the eastern edge of Bethea State Forest, the 2.5 mile Maple Set Trail showcases the beauty of the St. Marys River basin.

Sal Taylor Creek Preserve

Broad path between pines

Cecil Field Greenway  |  Jacksonville
( 30.212557, -81.915281 )      4.1 miles

Along a pine forested greenway, this preserve offers hikers numerous easy-to-hike trails, including a main trail that leads to a blackwater creek.

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