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Heron Pond, Tiger Creek Preserve

Frostproof

Edged by expansive state forests and wildlife management lands, Frostproof boasts a large concentration of trails in the southeastern corner of Polk County.

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Big Bay Trail

Trail tunnel between sand live oaks

Lake Wales Ridge State Forest  |  Frostproof
( 27.760020, -81.465255 )      4.5 miles

Traversing sandhill, pine flatwoods, and bayhead habitats, the Big Bay Trail offers a one mile loop with an optional 1.7-mile spur trail featuring two primitive campsites.

Crooked Lake Prairie

Crooked Lake Prairie

Frostproof      ( 27.806483, -81.559483 )      3.6 miles

With an interlinking network of loop trails, Crooked Lake Prairie is a refreshing excursion into habitats found on the high hills of the Lake Wales Ridge

Florida Trail along the Kissimmee River

November 12, 2014    Sandra Friend

The move of the Florida Trail to the east side of the Kissimmee River is the longest and most significant trail relocation seen in many years. As it changed in December 2013, the new route is not included in The Florida Trail Guide, so please print these details to replace what is in your book …

Florida Trail, KICCO North

FT KICCO North curve

Florida Trail, Kissimmee  |  KICCO WMA
( 27.792641,-81.217888 )      3.4 miles

3.4 miles. Take in a panorama of marshes busy with birds in the Kissimmee River floodplain at River Ranch along the northernmost reaches of the Kissimmee River

Florida Trail, KICCO South

Long Hammock at KICCO

Florida Trail, Kissimmee  |  KICCO WMA
( 27.760620, -81.191872 )      10.1 miles

10.1 miles. Ancient live oaks break up the expanse of cattle pastures and prairies along the Florida Trail adjoining the Kissimmee River in KICCO

Florida Trail, Kissimmee

Florida Trail Kissimmee

Florida National Scenic Trail  |  Basinger, Kenansville, Okeechobee
( 27.152740, -80.867500 )      111.3 miles

111.3 miles. Following the Kissimmee River floodplain, this is a scenic section of the Florida Trail with a mix of levees, shady woods, river views, open prairies, and cattle ranches.

Hickory Lake Scrub

Hickory Lake Scrub

Frostproof      ( 27.697283, -81.536783 )      0.7 miles

Nestled along the eastern shore of Hickory Lake, Hickory Lake Scrub is a 57-acre preserve showcasing some of the unusual plants you can only find on the Lake Wales Ridge

Lake Wales Ridge

Lake Wales Ridge above Crooked Lake

South of Lake Apopka, the Lake Wales Ridge is a significant landform down the middle of the Florida peninsula, with its highest hills and oldest biological communities

Lake Wales Ridge State Forest

View of prairie beyond trail post

Frostproof      ( 27.761688, -81.48929 )      37.0 miles

Atop the ancient sands of the Lake Wales Ridge, this massive state forest offers provides hikers and equestrians an expansive network of trails.

North Loop

Trail leading to ancient live oak trees

Lake Kissimmee State Park  |  Lake Wales
( 27.9441, -81.3559 )      6.8 miles

Crossing the Lake Kissimmee State Park park drive multiple times, the 6.8-mile North Loop is the easiest trail to access within the park, offering excellent birding

Ridge Audubon Trails

Trails at Ridge Audubon Center

Babson Park      ( 27.841383, -81.533717 )      0.3 miles

Atop the Lake Wales Ridge, the nature trails at the Ridge Audubon Center in Babson Park do a fabulous job of interpreting the unique flora and fauna of this island of biodiversity.

Scrub Jay Loop

Tunnel through trees

Lake Wales Ridge State Forest  |  Frostproof
( 27.762533, -81.453035 )      2.5 miles

An easy loop trail traverses scattered prairie ponds within a dry ecosystem suitable for one of the state’s most endangered birds, the Florida scrub-jay.

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