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Eustis Lake Walk

Eustis

With a riverwalk along the shores of Lake Eustis and natural lands along its smaller waterways, Eustis is a great destination for hikers, a gateway to the Ocala National Forest

A visit to Trout Lake Nature Center

Trout Lake boardwalk

January 24, 2013    Sandra Friend

A quick visit to Trout Lake Nature Center in Eustis opened up a new world of things to do close to home.

Florida Trail, Alexander Springs to Farles Prairie

Florida Trail Big Scrub near Farles

Florida Trail, Ocala  |  Ocala National Forest
( 29.078871, -81.577816 )      8.6 miles

8.6 miles. Dive deep into the world’s largest sand pine scrub forest on this hike through the Big Scrub

Florida Trail, Clearwater Lake to Alexander Springs

Florida Trail near Paisley

Florida Trail, Ocala  |  Ocala National Forest
( 28.976418,-81.550423 )      10.5 miles

10.5 miles. Hike the original miles blazed by Florida Trail Association trailblazers in 1966 along one of the most beautiful sections of the Florida Trail in the Ocala National Forest

Florida Trail, Farles Prairie to Juniper Springs

Florida Trail, Ocala  |  Ocala National Forest
( 29.103519, -81.674882 )      9.7 miles

9.7 miles. Follow a ribbon of tall grasses and lily-dotted ponds along Farles Prairie before trekking miles through classic sand pine scrub to the Juniper Prairie Wilderness

Hidden Waters Preserve

Stream flowing downhill in a forest

Eustis      ( 28.838570, -81.660787 )      1.0 miles

With trails that lead you deep into a very large sinkhole, Hidden Waters Preserve in Eustis offers a fascinating hike with elevation changes and interesting terrain

Lake May Reserve

Lake May near Eustis

Eustis      ( 28.872393, -81.629878 )      1.8 miles

With a loop hike of 1.8 miles circling its namesake lake, Lake May Preserve is a success story in habitat restoration, coaxing scrub and sandhills from a former working orange grove

Ocala National Forest

Florida Trail north of Farles Prairie

Astor, Salt Springs, Silver Springs, Paisley, Palatka      ( 29.25738, -81.681137 )      

Established in 1908 as the first National Forest east of the Mississippi, the Ocala National Forest is a mecca for hikers and campers, and the birthplace of the Florida Trail

Ocklawaha Prairie Restoration Area

Ocklawaha Prairie

Moss Bluff      ( 29.106041, -81.906031 )      1.6 miles

At Ocklawaha Prairie, east of Lake Weir and south of Marshall Swamp, trails lead to some of the best birding in the region from levees along the extensive marshes of the river basin.

Palm Island Park

Palm Island Park

Mount Dora      ( 28.793683, -81.641817 )      1.0 miles

Pairing an accessible stroll along the shoreline of Lake Dora with the fascination of following twisty trails beneath ancient trees, Palm Island Park is a Mount Dora must

Rock Springs Run Hiking Trail

Rock Springs Run State Park

Rock Springs Run Reserve State Park  |  Sorrento
( 28.805196, -81.453799 )      12.3 miles

With more than 12 miles of hiking through the heart of Florida black bear territory, the Rock Springs Run Hiking Trail gets you into the wild outside Orlando.

Rock Springs Run Reserve State Park

Rock Springs Run State Reserve

Mount Plymouth      ( 28.810855,-81.45779 )      

You have a better-than-average chance of spotting a Florida black bear at Rock Springs Run State Reserve, a vast wilderness area in the Wekiva River basin. This is the one park where we’ve seen the most evidence of our native Florida black bear.

Sarah Maude Mason Nature Preserve

red maples in the floodplain forest

Howey-in-the-Hills      ( 28.701150, -81.764067 )      0.6 miles

The 0.6-mile nature trail at Sarah Maude Mason Nature Preserve in Howey-in-the-Hills spends most of its time on a boardwalk over a floodplain forest along Little Lake Harris.

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