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Bike lane facing Caribbean blue waters in the Florida Keys

Overseas Heritage Trail

Spanning from Key West to Key Largo, this 108-mile linear state park corridor is an island-hopping slice of tropical paradise along the former route of the Florida Overseas Railroad.

TRAIL GUIDE

Long Key State Park

Long Key State Park

Florida Keys      ( 24.8155, -80.8234 )      

A former coconut plantation and angler’s destination, Long Key State Park is now a natural oceanfront outpost in the Florida Keys.

National Key Deer Refuge

Key deer peering out of palm fronds

Big Pine Key      ( 24.670391, -81.35443 )      

Established in 1957 to prevent the extinction of the diminutive Key deer, National Key Deer Refuge spans 84,351 acres across 25 islands in the Lower Keys.

Overseas Heritage Trail, Lower Keys

1943 carved in concrete railroad bridge over mangroves

Overseas Heritage Trail   |  Florida Keys
( 24.5467, -81.7977 )      38.0 miles

38.0 miles. Between Key West and Bahia Honda Key, this segment of the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail crosses many historic railroad bridges in view of mangrove-lined shores.

Overseas Heritage Trail, Middle Keys

Overseas Heritage Trail   |  Florida Keys
( 24.6495, -81.3172 )      43.6 miles

43.6 miles. With the most island-hopping of the ride, the middle portion of the Florida Keys delights with its aquamarine waters and coconut palms, a very tropical vibe.

Overseas Heritage Trail, Upper Keys

Bike path under shade of tropical trees

Overseas Heritage Trail   |  Florida Keys
( 24.9023, -80.6537 )      26.8 miles

26.8 miles. Through the most heavily populated part of the Florida Keys, the trail quickly leaves water views behind for tropical forests between residential and commercial areas.

Paradise, Palms, & Mosquitoes

Curry Hammock Trail

September 9, 2006    Sandra Friend

My first exploration on the hiking trails of Marathon lead to thatch palm hammocks: the Curry Hammock Nature Trail at Curry Hammock State Park, and the trails of Crane Point Hammock, including the beautiful Palm Hammock Trail.

Plantation Hammocks Preserve

Plantation Hammocks Preserve

Islamorada      ( 24.9619, -80.5664 )      0.6 miles

Adjoining Founders Park on Plantation Key, Plantation Hammocks Preserve showcases some of the Florida Keys most interesting flowers under a generous canopy of well-established tropical trees.

Sombrero Beach

Sombrero Beach

Marathon      ( 24.6925, -81.0846 )      0.7 miles

At the southern tip of Marathon, Sombrero Beach offers beachgoers a natural strand and an easy beach walk within sight of the Keys’ largest lighthouse.

Sonny McCoy Indigenous Park

Indigenous Park

Key West      ( 24.548757, -81.785160 )      0.5 miles

Within sight of the Atlantic Ocean, Sonny McCoy Indigenous Park is a rare patch of green space in the city of Key West, with native trees and a natural freshwater pond.

Spirit of Pennekamp

Students watching the reef

July 17, 2015    Sandra Friend

Cruising on the Spirit of Pennekamp is how landlubbers – and snorklers uncomfortable with ocean swells – get to experience the living coral reefs of the Florida Keys

The Florida Keys, Revisited

Overseas Heritage Trail

June 29, 2018    Sandra Friend

Nine months after Hurricane Irma, we headed to the Florida Keys to see how both the infrastructure and the natural areas are healing. Here’s an overview of what we found, from Key West to Key Largo.

Waves at White Street

CB Harvey Rest Beach Park

Atlantic Ocean  |  Key West
( 24.547757, -81.784894 )      

At the Atlantic end of White Street in Key West, a convergence of history, culture, and recreation happens on one of the quieter corners of this bustling island

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