Florida Hikes

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Five Star Trails Orlando

Some of the trails included in the book Five Star Trails Orlando, a day hiker’s guide for hikes within an hour of downtown Orlando.

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Bill Frederick Park

Orlando   2.4 miles

Inside the City of Orlando, the urban Bill Frederick Park has a wild side, too, with more than 2 miles of trails to meander through scrub forest and along Turkey Lake.

Black Hammock Wilderness Area

Oviedo   4.5 miles

Black Hammock is a bit of Old Florida in Oviedo, with a trail showcasing a delightfully long boardwalk and a loop through scrub habitats above Lake Jesup.

Blue Spring Boardwalk

Orange City   1.2 miles

If you've never seen manatees by the dozens, let alone a hundred or more, there is no better place to watch these gentle giants than the Blue Spring Boardwalk in the wintertime

Blue Spring Pine Island Trail

Orange City   7.3 miles

Showcasing habitat diversity along the St. Johns River basin, the Pine Island Trail treats you to ancient oaks, open scrub, and the bank of the river itself

Blue Spring State Park

Blue Spring State Park is well acclaimed for being the best place in Florida to see manatees in the wild, and we don’t mean a dozen or two. Think hundreds.

Econ River Wilderness

Oviedo   2.7 miles

Protecting a narrow band of green space in the urbanizing suburbs of the Orlando metro, the Econ River Wilderness surprises with its botanical beauty and wildlife.

Econlockhatchee Sandhills CA

Bithlo   3.2 miles

In the floodplain of the Econlockhatchee River, Econlockhatchee Sandhills Conservation Area is a 706-acre showcase of upland habitat diversity with a 3.2 mile loop trail.