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Panhandle Pioneer Settlement Blountstown

Blountstown

Proud of its heritage as a river town, Blountstown sits on the western bluffs of the Apalachicola River and is a trail town along the Florida Trail. It is the seat of Calhoun County.
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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, Central Panhandle

Florida Trail Nokuse

Florida National Scenic Trail  |  Altha, Blountstown, Ebro, & Freeport
( 30.442917, -85.018646 )      99.3 miles

99.3 miles. West of the Apalachicola River, the Florida Trail stitches a series of public lands together along the corridor of the Northwest Florida Greenway.

Florida Trail, Northwest Florida

Whitewater frothing between rocks and cypress knees

Encompassing the sweep of Florida west of the Suwannee River, the Florida Trail through Northwest Florida offers some of the most dramatic panoramas and rugged terrain you’ll find while hiking in Florida.

Garden of Eden Trail

Garden of Eden

Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve  |  Bristol
( 30.454700, -84.970433 )      3.3 miles

Try one of Florida’s toughest day hikes on for size: local legend has it this was the Garden of Eden, and from the lush forests and rare flora along this trek, they might be on to something

Paddle to Dead Lakes

Paddling in the sun

Wewahitchka      ( 30.136888, -85.199645 )      

One of Florida’s most unusual and beautiful places to paddle, the Dead Lakes include 6,700 acres of mazy cypress and tupelo swamps in the Chipola River floodplain.

River Levels in North Florida

Florida Trail flooding

How-To in Florida      ( Feature Articles )      

Cold weather and high water causes hypothermia, so play it safe. Before hiking in winter in North Florida and the Florida Panhandle, check these flood gauges.

Torreya Hiking Trail

Torreya Hiking Trail

Torreya State Park  |  Bristol
( 30.577133, -84.949083 )      14.5 miles

One of the most rugged hikes in Florida, the Torreya Hiking Trail treats you to an scenic landscape of bluffs and ravines to 300 feet above the Apalachicola River.

Torreya State Park

Torreya State Park

Bristol      ( 30.568192,-84.946344 )      

Perched on bluffs above the Apalachicola River, Torreya State Park is one of Florida’s first state parks developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s

Trail of Lakes

Trail of Lakes

Apalachicola National Forest  |  Camel Lake Recreation Area
( 30.277150, -84.986400 )      9.5 miles

By itself, the Trail of Lakes is a 3.9-mile blue blazed connector between two portions of the Florida Trail around Camel Lake, a soggy, boggy walk in the Apalachicola National Forest. You can use the Florida Trail to create this 9.5 mile loop

Weeping Ridge Trail

Weeping Ridge Trail

Torreya State Park  |  Bristol
( 30.568467, -84.947050 )      1.0 miles

One of the lesser-heralded delights of Torreya State Park is the Weeping Ridge Trail, which leads to a 25-foot-tall waterfall splashing off the ridge

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