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Downtown Melbourne

Melbourne

With natural lands and parks providing trails and launch points, Melbourne invites exploration along the Indian River Lagoon, the St. Johns River, and the Atlantic Ocean
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Barrier Island Sanctuary

Barrier Island Trail

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge  |  Melbourne Beach
( 27.9030, -80.4714 )      1.0 miles

Home to a gentle 1-mile loop hike through coastal habitats, Barrier Island Sanctuary is a gateway to Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, with an informative oceanfront coastal biology center.

Brevard Zoo Linear Park

Linear Park Brevard Zoo boardwalk

Viera      ( 28.222057, -80.714117 )      2.6 miles

An engaging connector trail to Viera, Brevard Zoo Linear Park educates while providing a long boardwalk for exercise and birding

Centennial Trail

Pelican Island Centennial Trail

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge  |  Sebastian
( 27.803342, -80.429350 )      0.8 miles

Designed the first Federal Bird Reserve in 1903, Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge celebrated its century mark by creating this short, scenic, accessible trail for birding

Coconut Point Sanctuary

Coconut Point Sanctuary

Melbourne Beach      ( 28.011165, -80.530555 )      1.0 miles

Call it the Ocean-to-Lagoon Hike: this 1 mile loop through one of Brevard County’s most diverse natural lands connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River Lagoon in Melbourne Beach

Erna Nixon Park

Erna Nixon boardwalk

Melbourne      ( 28.091333, -80.655617 )      0.8 miles

Although Erna Nixon Park is just down the street from one of the busiest shopping malls on the Space Coast, it transports you out of suburbia and into the wilds of Florida’s past

Fall in the floodplain

floodplain fall color

January 13, 2012    Sandra Friend

Don’t believe people when they say there are no seasons in Florida. We always look forward to the change of color in Florida’s floodplains, even if they happen in December.

Florida Trail, Bull Creek WMA

Florida Trail under dark water in floodplain

Florida Trail, Orlando      ( 28.02610, -80.96836 )      13.8 miles

Following a significant tributary to the St. Johns River, the Florida Trail through Bull Creek WMA showcases history and botanical beauty.

Florida Trail, Orlando

Florida Trail at Forever Florida

Florida National Scenic Trail  |  Christmas, Chuluota, Kenansville, Lake Mary, Longwood, Oviedo, Paisley, Sanford, Titusville, Winter Springs
( 27.927990, -81.122780 )      148.0 miles

148.0 miles. Spanning from the Ocala National Forest south through the prairies of Osceola County, the Orlando section of the Florida Trail encompasses the eastern suburbs of the Orlando metro

Florida Trail, Three Lakes WMA

Vast expanse of prairie with blaze post

Three Lakes WMA  |  Kenansville
( 27.92837, -81.125028 )      26.6 miles

At Three Lakes WMA / Prairie Lakes Unit, the Florida Trail traverses one of the largest expanses of open prairie in the Southeast, the Kissimmee Prairie.

Highline: Florida Movie Premiere

The hikers of Highline

February 22, 2020    Sandra Friend

Premiering on Feb 28 in Florida, Highline follows a backpacking adventure across the Utah mountains. Learn about its Florida connections. Proceeds will be donated to the Florida Trail Association.

Maritime Hammock Sanctuary

Maritime Hammock Sanctuary

Melbourne Beach      ( 27.956304, -80.502777 )      2.8 miles

On a 2.8-mile loop trail, Maritime Hammock Sanctuary showcases maritime, or coastal hammock, marshlands, and mangroves along the Indian River Lagoon

Paddling the Thousand Islands

Thousand Islands Cocoa Beach

July 17, 2019    John Keatley

One of the hidden natural treasures of Cocoa Beach, the Thousand Islands provide a fun paddle through a maze of mangroves on a marked trail through a conservation area.

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