Pinelands Reserve
Osprey 0.9 milesNear the outskirts of Venice, a county preserve presents an easy loop trail meandering through South Florida pine flatwoods habitat.
Red Bug Slough Preserve
Sarasota 1.7 milesWalk beneath a mature live oak canopy along the rim of a protected waterway within the heart of residential Sarasota.
Scherer Thaxton Preserve
Osprey 3.5 milesA system of multiuse trails traverses increasingly wild environments, circling an artificial lake to enter pine flatwoods habitat extending into adjacent Oscar Scherer State Park.
Sleeping Turtles Preserve North
Venice 3.2 milesNamed for a feature on old navigational maps, Sleeping Turtles Preserve North provides great views of the Myakka River from its bluffs.
South Creek Nature Trail
Osprey 1.0 milesDelight in scenic views and lush vegetation along this well-worn footpath along the bluffs of South Creek at Oscar Scherer State Park.
The Legacy Trail
Venice to Sarasota 18.9 milesConnecting Venice and Sarasota, one of Florida's finest paved trails provides a corridor for biking and hiking along a historic railroad line.
Urfer Family Park
Sarasota 1.4 milesShare nature with the kids along Bee Ridge on 1.4 miles of family-friendly trails in a popular county park with four playgrounds surrounding a 1905 home open for tours.