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Hilly Trails in Florida

Head for the hills! Get some elevation on your next hike or bike ride with these Florida trails that offer hilly terrain, either on rolling hills topped with forests or along abrupt bluffs and dunes.

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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, Forgotten Creek

Boggy Head Creek

Florida Trail, Central Panhandle  |  Florida Trail, Nokuse
( 30.539318,-85.920380 )      9.7 miles

9.7 miles. Contrasting steephead ravines and sluggish creeks in gum swamps with restoration areas on former sod farms and pine plantations, the Forgotten Creek portion of the Florida Trail in Nokuse surprises with its challenges.

Florida Trail, Hutton

Pitcher plant slope

Florida Trail, Blackwater  |  Milton
( 30.654909, -86.888359 )      5.2 miles

An exceptionally scenic hike, the Hutton section of the Florida Trail navigates distinctive landscapes though clayhills, ravines, and pitcher plant bogs, encompassed in thick stands of pine.

Florida Trail, Jackson Red Ground Trail

Florida Trail, Jackson Red Ground

Florida Trail, Blackwater  |  Blackwater River State Forest
( 30.78524,-86.886772 )      16.6 miles

16.6 miles. On the very first trail built in Blackwater River State Forest, the Florida Trail rises up from the red clay bluffs of Juniper Creek to enter extensive longleaf pine forests.

Florida Trail, Juniper Creek

Florida Trail, Juniper Creek

Florida Trail, Blackwater  |  Blackwater River State Forest
( 30.704369,-86.883247 )      7.3 miles

7.3 miles. Also known as the Juniper Creek Trail, the Florida Trail at Juniper Creek is a gorgeous place to explore, with its panorama at Red Rocks and botanical delights along and above the creek basin.

Florida Trail, Kerr Island to Lake Delancy

Florida Trail sinkhole near Delancy

Florida Trail, Ocala  |  Ocala National Forest
( 29.428644, -81.788477 )      6.4 miles

6.4 miles. Across a mosaic of sandhills and scrub, expect black bear and scrub-jay sightings on this Florida Trail segment north of Salt Springs

Florida Trail, Lafayette Creek

Lafayette Creek

Florida Trail, Central Panhandle  |  Florida Trail, Nokuse
( 30.526541, -86.048592 )      9.3 miles

9.3 miles. From a tricky traverse of the floodplain of Lafayette Creek to a roller-coaster of steep dips through wooded ravines, this scenic and surprisingly hilly section of the Florida Trail will give you a serious workout.

Florida Trail, Lake Delancy to Rodman

Riverside Island north of FR 11

Florida Trail, Ocala  |  Ocala National Forest
( 29.428644, -81.788477 )      6.7 miles

6.7 miles. Experience a sense of perspective on a piece of the Florida Trail traversing rolling hills topped with a majestic forest of longleaf pines

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, Pruitt to Ross Prairie

Florida Trail Pruitt switchback

Florida Trail, Western Corridor  |  Cross Florida Greenway
( 29.044856, -82.377631 )      7.5 miles

7.5 miles. With switchbacks, scrambles, and ancient oaks, the Pruitt section of the Florida Trail along the Cross Florida Greenway offers a fascinating hike into the history of the Cross Florida Ship Canal

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