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Best Florida Trail Backpacking

The Florida Trail offers many linear and loop destinations for backpackers to plan an overnighter or a week out on the trail. These are our top picks.
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Florida Trail, Alaqua

Florida Trail, Eglin Alaqua

Florida Trail, Eglin East  |  Eglin Air Force Base
( 30.618299, -86.117218 )      12.8 miles

12.8 miles. With significant botanical beauty, rugged climbs, and nice campsites, the Alaqua section of the Florida Trail in Eglin Air Force Base is one of the most scenic parts of the trail statewide.

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, Big Cypress South

Big Cypress Swamp

Florida Trail, Big Cypress  |  Big Cypress National Preserve
( 25.857105,-81.032913 )      30.3 miles

30.3 miles. Traversing a vast wilderness in the wet wilds of Big Cypress National Preserve, the southernmost segment of the Florida Trail is the toughest backpacking trip in Florida

Florida Trail, Blackwater

Florida National Scenic Trail  |  Milton & Munson | Blackwater River State Forest
( 30.632750, -86.854652 )      45.5 miles

45.5 miles. The Blackwater section of the Florida Trail walks you through Atlantic white cedar and longleaf pine forests, pitcher plant bogs and titi swamps en route to the Alabama border.

Florida Trail, Catface

Anise Creek

Florida Trail, Eglin East  |  Eglin Air Force Base
( 30.706369, -86.233582 )      14.2 miles

14.2 miles. Climbing to the highest elevations along the Florida Trail, the challenging Catface section traverses hilly terrain along the northern edge of Eglin Air Force Base.

Florida Trail, Econfina Creek

View from the Econfina Bluffs

Florida Trail, Central Panhandle  |  Econfina Creek WMA
( 30.548933, -85.435780 )      18.4 miles

18.4 miles. Winding along rolling hillsides north of Panama City, the Econfina Creek section of the Florida Trail offers a challenging hike with stunning views of its namesake creek.

Florida Trail, Eglin East

Ladder up a bluff

Florida Trail, Eglin  |  Eglin Air Force Base
( 30.686233, -86.571317 )      41.8 miles

41.8 miles. Simultaneously rugged and scenic: that’s the beauty of a backpacking trip across the Alaqua, Catface, and Titi sections of the Florida Trail in Eglin Air Force Base.

Florida Trail, Nokuse

Florida Trail Nokuse longleaf pines

Florida Trail, Central Panhandle  |  Freeport
( 30.450644, -85.899513 )      27.7 miles

27.7 miles. Spanning from the Choctawhatchee River west to the boundary of Eglin Air Force Base, Nokuse is a compelling backpacker’s destination in the Florida Panhandle.

Florida Trail, Ocala

Juniper Prairie Wilderness

Florida National Scenic Trail  |  Paisley, Palatka, Salt Springs | Ocala National Forest
( 28.976709, -81.550201 )      72.3 miles

72.3 miles. The birthplace of the Florida Trail and home of the world’s largest sand pine scrub forest, the Ocala section is Florida’s top backpacking destination

Florida Trail, Orlando

Florida Trail at Forever Florida

Florida National Scenic Trail  |  Christmas, Chuluota, Kenansville, Lake Mary, Longwood, Oviedo, Paisley, Sanford, Titusville, Winter Springs
( 27.927990, -81.122780 )      148.0 miles

148.0 miles. Spanning from the Ocala National Forest south through the prairies of Osceola County, the Orlando section of the Florida Trail encompasses the eastern suburbs of the Orlando metro

Florida Trail, Suwannee

No Name Creek

Florida National Scenic Trail  |  Dowling Park, Ellaville, Lake City, Live Oak, Suwannee Springs, & White Springs
( 30.348810, -82.607674 )      74.8 miles

74.8 miles. Along the Suwannee River, the Florida Trail clings to bluffs and scrambles through ravines for physical challenges and great scenery

Florida Trail, Three Lakes WMA

Vast expanse of prairie with blaze post

Three Lakes WMA  |  Kenansville
( 27.92837, -81.125028 )      26.6 miles

At Three Lakes WMA / Prairie Lakes Unit, the Florida Trail traverses one of the largest expanses of open prairie in the Southeast, the Kissimmee Prairie.

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