Florida Hikes

Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides

Sholom Park Ocala

Ocala

With the Ocala National Forest, the Cross Florida Greenway, the Florida Trail, and dozens of waterways, springs, and parks, Ocala provides access to more than 200 miles of trails.
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Fly’n R Ranch

Raise a Slush Puppie to toast one of Florida's newest public lands, 3,100 acre Fly’n R Ranch along the Ocklawaha River, thanks to conservationist Will Radcliff

Fort King National Historic Landmark

Ocala   1.0 miles

Forty largely wooded acres within a residential area in Ocala encompass an important piece of Florida history: the site of the first U.S. Army fort built in the state's interior.

Friends in the Forest

We met Ruth at the Florida Trail Association Conference in March and spent time hiking with her on the Panhandle Trace. At both events, she invited us to come hike in her backyard and visit. With five hikes left for Five Star Trails Gainesville and Ocala, …

Hanging at HangCon

What's it like hanging out with a bunch of hammock hangers? Here's a peek at the 6th Annual Hammock Hanging Convention, now called HangCon, held at Doe Lake last month.

Hiking the Juniper Prairie Wilderness

For immersion into the world's largest sand pine scrub forest, take a journey along the Florida Trail through the Juniper Prairie Wilderness. It's perennially a getaway for backpackers thanks to its natural beauty.

Historic Ship Canal Trail

Belleview   1.0 miles

The shortest trail on the Cross Florida Greenway interprets nearly a century's worth of efforts to dig a canal across the Florida peninsula and split it in two.

Holly Hammock Hiking Trail

Ocala   2.4 miles

A 2.4 mile loop showing off the habitat diversity of Ross Prairie State Forest, this easy hike provides scenic panoramas across the prairie on a mostly shaded trail.

In Their Footsteps

A historic moment for the Florida Trail: the reunion of three of the original trailblazers, 40 years after they painted the first blazes of the Florida Trail heading north from Clearwater Lake in the Ocala National Forest.

Indian Lake Bear-N-Oak Trail

Silver Springs   1.4 miles

The Bear-N-Oak Trail at Indian Lake State Forest provides a fascinating look at karst terrain centered on Indian Lake, a sinkhole lake that connects to Silver Springs via the Floridan aquifer.