Ellaville Trail
Ellaville 5.3 milesPart of the Florida State Forests Trailwalker System, the Ellaville Trail features floodplain forests and a spectacularly scenic section of the Florida Trail along the Suwannee River.
Everglades, Interrupted
When you're traveling at the speed of feet, it's easy to spend hours reflecting on the Everglades that once was, the vast wilds erased by the agro-industrial complex that brought sugar cane to Lake Okeechobee.
FarOut Florida Trail Apps
Add a new dimension to your hike planning with our Florida Trail app from FarOut Guides, an interactive version of The Florida Trail Guide with built-in GPS, maps, photos, and more.
Fat Bellys
Every hiker raves about Fat Belly's, the go-to barbecue in White Springs
Florida loses a trail icon: Wiley Dykes, Sr.
One person CAN make an enormous difference. Wiley Dykes, Sr., one of the strongest and most persistent trail builders of the past 40 years in the Orlando area, has died at the age of 81.
Florida Trail Adventures
What's it like to hike the Florida Trail? Here's where we share our personal experiences day hiking and backpacking on Florida's own National Scenic Trail.
Florida Trail Apps
In addition to our mobile-enabled website, FloridaHikes.com partners with FarOut Guides to bring you trail apps. We manage content, and they manage technical support.
Florida Trail Backpacking
Backpackers will appreciate the many places the Florida Trail provides a pleasant overnight, three-day-weekend, or multi-day hiking experience to escape to the outdoors.
Florida Trail for Scouting
There are many opportunities for Boy Scouts to complete hiking and backpacking merit badges and 50-miler awards along the Florida Trail; this list will start you planning your next trip.
Florida Trail Guide First Edition Updates
Cumulative updates 9/2013-8/2015 We released the first edition of The Florida Trail Guide in September 2013. These are the cumulative trail and service updates to that edition, including more than 140 miles of relocations. If you own a copy, print this …
Florida Trail Guide Second Edition updates
These are the cumulative updates for the second edition of The Florida Trail Guide, which was published October 2015. If you own a copy, print this page as an addendum.
Florida Trail Guide Third Edition Updates
Updates to our Third Edition of The Florida Trail Guide (published October 2017), keyed to pages and mileage numbers in each segment of the trail presented through the book.