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Florida Trail Kissimmee

Florida Trail, Kissimmee

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.


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Caracara at Bluff Hammock

Fakahatchee ferns

January 13, 2009    Sandra Friend

This is one of those right place, right time stories. As usual, I was lagging at the tail end of our group of backpackers, taking photos and shooting video between Hickory Hammock and Bluff Hammock. Lori Burris, who led our group, stayed with me. After we descended the high bridge, most of the folks with …

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, Chandler Slough East

Florida Trail Chandler Slough East

Florida Trail, Kissimmee  |  Kissimmee PUA
( 27.328859, -81.021606 )      2.7 miles

2.7 miles. Burrow deep into the oak hammocks surrounding a beauty spot of the campsite near the Kissimmee River on this short but satisfying hike

Florida Trail, Chandler Slough West

Backpackers at Chandler Slough

Florida Trail, Kissimmee  |  Kissimmee PUA
( 27.383295,-81.041467 )      3.7 miles

3.7 miles. It looks like a mountain ridge from a distance, but Chandler Slough is a ribbon of cypress strand through the flat Okeechobee prairies. Follow its rim through beautiful oak hammocks and soggy marshes.

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 Prairie North

Kissimmee Prairie along the Florida Trail

Florida Trail, Kissimmee  |  Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
( 27.584209, -81.045357 )      11.4 miles

11.4 miles. See why Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park is Florida’s only Dark Sky Park along this “big sky” section of the Florida Trail

Florida Trail, Kissimmee Prairie South

Cow Camp Trail

Florida Trail, Kissimmee  |  Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
( 27.584209, -81.045357 )      13.3 miles

13.3 miles. Hike the southern extent of one of Florida’s largest prairie ecosystems while connecting the Kissimmee River with the heart of Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park

Florida Trail, Micco Bluff

Prairie on a cattle ranch at Micco

Florida Trail, Kissimmee  |  Kissimmee PUA
( 27.3832, -81.0417 )      11.4 miles

11.4 miles. Ancient riverside forests and picturesque prairie panoramas along the Kissimmee River make a hike to Micco Bluff worth the walk

Florida Trail, Okee-tantie to Platts Bluff

Florida Trail Okee-Tantie

Florida Trail, Kissimmee  |  Kissimmee PUA
( 27.148696, -80.867300 )      14.9 miles

14.9 miles. Panoramic views across cattle ranches and the channelized Kissimmee River are the highlights of this connector from Lake Okeechobee to natural lands north of Okeechobee

Florida Trail, Prairie Lakes

Pine savanna with trail

Florida Trail, Kissimmee  |  Kenansville
( 27.88577, -81.17503 )      8.1 miles

8.1 miles. Traversing the heart of the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, the Florida Trail at Prairie Lakes is one of Central Florida’s oldest and most scenic hiking destinations.

Florida Trail, Starvation Slough

Starvation Slough Cathedral South

Florida Trail, Kissimmee  |  Kissimmee PUA
( 27.466551, -81.153328 )      7.7 miles

7.7 miles. Discover a natural cathedral of ancient oaks and palms along a thin ribbon of public land fronting the Kissimmee River floodplain

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