Archbold Biological Station
Lake Placid 1.2 milesA pair of short loops provide close observations of rare scrub habitats at a historic research facility on the Lake Wales Ridge south of Lake Placid.
Bellini Preserve
Poinciana 5.7 milesOn the eastern shore of Lake Marion, miles of marked trails explore a variety of natural communities including endangered scrub forests and pine flatwoods.
Bok Tower Gardens
Lake Wales 3.8 milesArt, architecture, and nature intersect among fifty acres of gardens first planted a century ago atop Iron Mountain at Lake Wales.
Buster Island Loop
Lake Wales 6.9 milesThe 6.9-mile Buster Island Loop at Lake Kissimmee State Park is a favorite for both day hikers and backpackers, as it shows off a variety of habitats along the open prairies
Catfish Creek Preserve State Park
Lake Wales 10.2 milesAt Catfish Creek Preserve State Park, the steep ridges of blinding white sand are some of Florida's most ancient landscapes, an unusual and unique natural area for Central Florida.
Clermont
With some of Central Florida's highest elevations, Clermont is where the Lake Wales Ridge meets the edge of the Green Swamp, west of Orlando.
Crooked Lake Prairie
Frostproof 3.4 milesAt Crooked Lake Prairie, the dunes of the Lake Wales Ridge meet showy prairie grasslands along the eastern shore of Crooked Lake.
Crooked Lake Sandhill
Frostproof 0.8 milesOn surprisingly steep slopes, the 0.8 mile trail at Crooked Lake Sandhill scrambles a forested ridge above Crooked Lake.
Crooked Lake WEA
Fort Meade 5.0 milesNear the western slope of the Lake Wales Ridge, wildflowers proliferate across sandhill restoration and clusters of rare cutthroat grass grow trailside on a 5 mile hike.
Crooked River Preserve
Clermont 1.7 milesOn a 1.7-mile loop, Crooked River Preserve showcases a wide variety of habitats in a short hike on the northernmost extent of the Lake Wales Ridge in Clermont.
Ferndale Preserve
Ferndale 2.1 milesOn Lake Apopka's western shore, Ferndale Preserve offers amazing panoramas of Florida's fourth largest lake, along with serious elevation changes on its four miles of multi-use trails.
Frostproof
Edged by expansive state forests and wildlife management lands, Frostproof boasts a large concentration of trails in the southeastern corner of Polk County.