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Withlacoochee River at Hog Island

Riverfront Trails

Places to hike and bike along rivers in Florida, including nature trails, paved trails, and long stretches of the Florida Trail. For paddling trails along Florida rivers, see Rivers.

Alderman’s Ford Preserve

Aldermans Ford Preserve

Brandon      ( 27.879559, -82.170972 )      3.3 miles

Alderman’s Ford Preserve offers a surprising treat for a Central Florida hike: whitewater, showcasing the Alafia River churning as it winds through a deeply eroded channel

Arlington Park

Arlington Park

Jacksonville      ( 30.376967, -81.618467 )      1.1 miles

A breezy walk along the St. Johns River is an easy way to start your day in Jacksonville at the Arlington Lions Club Park, with riverside boardwalks and a mile of trails

Bayard Conservation Area

Wild iris at Bayard Point Conservation Area

Green Cove Springs      ( 29.976802, -81.639217 )      7.0 miles

Bayard Conservation Area preserves an untouched riverfront forest on the St. Johns River. Follow this route through the John P. Hall Nature Preserve to visit the river

Bella Vista Trail

Bella Vista Trail

Washington Oaks Gardens State Park  |  Palm Coast
( 29.632757, -81.208425 )      1.8 miles

With a 1.8-mile loop through the uplands of Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, the Bella Vista Trail offers a close look at the variety of habitats found on this barrier island

Big Oak Trail

View of railroad bridge and rivers from peninsula

Florida Trail, Suwannee  |  Ellaville
( 30.314904, -83.159286 )      5.9 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.

Big Shoals Trail

Big Shoals Trail

Big Shoals State Park  |  White Springs
( 30.352167, -82.687617 )      4.9 miles

At Big Shoals State Park, the Big Shoals Trail leads you to scenic perches high atop the river bluffs when you can watch Florida’s only Class III whitewater rapids

Black Bear Wilderness Area

Black Bear Wilderness

Sanford      ( 28.835294,-81.355201 )      7.1 miles

North of Orlando, Black Bear Wilderness Area in Sanford offers some of the best wildlife watching in the region on its loop along the St. Johns River.

Blue Spring Boardwalk

Boardwalk at Blue Spring

Blue Spring State Park   |  Orange City
( 28.9424, -81.3411 )      1.2 miles

If you’ve never seen manatees by the dozens, let alone a hundred or more at once, there is no better place in Florida to watch these gentle giants than the Blue Spring Boardwalk in the wintertime

Caloosahatchee Regional Park

Caloosahatchee Regional Park

Caloosahatchee River  |  Fort Myers
( 26.7221, -81.6514 )      3.4 miles

Providing a rare peek into unspoiled upland and floodplain habitats along the Caloosahatchee River, Caloosahatchee Regional Park evokes the wilderness in which the Calusa lived

Campground Nature Trail

Campground Nature Trail

Little Talbot Island State Park  |  Talbot Islands
( 30.4566,-81.4216 )      0.8 miles

At Little Talbot Island State Park, the 0.8-mile Campground Nature Trail offers a side of Little Talbot that the whole family can enjoy—along the estuary

Canaveral Marshes

Canaveral Marshes Conservation Area

Titusville      ( 28.547283,-80.896482 )      5.0 miles

Hike up to 5 miles on levees through the marshes of the St. Johns River at Canaveral Marshes Conservation Area between Orlando and Titusville.

Caverns Trail System

Tunnel Cave

Florida Caverns State Park  |  Marianna
( 30.810467,-85.227133 )      1.5 miles

Most people come to see the stalactites and stalagmites at Florida’s only show cave. But the hiking’s even weirder at Florida Caverns State Park, home of Florida’s only hiking trail through a cave.

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