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Fakahatchee ferns

Live Oak

Big Oak Trail

Big Oak Trail

Florida Trail, Suwannee  |  Live Oak
( 30.385633, -83.168600 )      8.6 miles

The Big Oak Trail is one of the most scenic hikes in North Florida. Much of the hiking parallels the Suwannee and Withlacoochee Rivers, which meet here at a confluence.

Disappearing Creek at Camp Branch

Swallet on Camp Branch

Florida Trail, Suwannee  |  White Springs
( 30.3778, -82.8789 )      3.3 miles

On the Disappearing Creek Loop off the Florida Trail along the Suwannee River, watch Camp Branch burble through rapids and cascade into a giant sinkhole

Florida Trail, Camp Branch to Suwannee Springs

Florida Trail Suwannee

Florida Trail, Suwannee  |  Suwannee Springs
( 30.378094,-82.87853 )      7.8 miles

7.8 miles. Rugged climbs through abandoned river channels and along the highest elevations along the Suwannee River make this hike a serious roller-coaster through river bluff forests and sandy beaches.

Florida Trail, North Florida

No Name Creek

As the Florida Trail sweeps in a broad arc through North Florida, hikers are introduced to ancient trees, unusual karst formations, and rolling sandhills.

Florida Trail, Stephen Foster to CR 25A

FT Stephen Foster

Florida Trail, Suwannee  |  White Springs
( 30.329918, -82.760361 )      4.7 miles

4.7 miles. Roly-poly and rugged, the Florida Trail across Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park showcases the beauty of the Suwannee River from its bluffs.

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

Hiking inn-to-inn on the Florida Trail

Big Shoals

October 25, 2012    Sandra Friend

As part of a question sent to me by Rick, a reader in New England, he asked “we would be interested to find an area where we hike from inn to inn over a few days” as part of a vacation day hiking in Florida. As I’m in the midst of working on a new …

I Did A (Bit of) I Did-A-Hike

2019 I-Did-A-Hike

March 15, 2019    Sandra Friend

Despite pouring rain and thunderstorms, nearly 240 people showed up to tackle the Florida Trail along the Suwannee River for the annual I-Did-A-Hike, and it made for a memorable experience.

Lafayette Blue Springs State Park

Lafayette Blue Springs

Mayo      ( 30.126903,-83.228597 )      

Lafayette Blue Springs was an old swimming hole for folks in Mayo and the rural communities west of Live Oak, a hidden beauty spot along the Suwannee River that is now a state park.

Madison Blue Spring State Park

Madison Blue Springs

Lee      ( 30.481558,-83.24457 )      

A long-time Old Florida swimming hole along SR 6 between the towns of Lee and Jasper, Madison Blue Spring is a sinkhole pouring out a first-magnitude spring into the Withlacoochee River.

Peacock Springs State Park

Peacock Springs State Park

Live Oak      ( 30.129057,-83.132175 )      

Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park is a top international destination for cave divers thanks to its extensively mapped system of underwater tubes: more than six miles of passageways connecting two major springs, six sinkholes, and the Suwannee River.

Royal Springs

Royal Springs

Suwannee River Wilderness Trail  |  Branford
( 30.084623,-83.075025 )      0.5 miles

Staring into Royal Springs, it feels like looking into a bottomless pit. Steep and broad, it drops 42 feet into shimmering waters of turquoise and royal blue

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