Belmore State Forest
Starke 1.5 milesCrossing a landscape of remarkably resilient trees in a desert-like environment, the Satsuma Trail showcases the adaptability of certain species native to Florida.
Florida Trail, Camp Blanding
Keystone Heights 7.8 milesExplore the high ground of Keystone Heights through sandhills and scrub on undulating terrain across forests managed by the Florida National Guard at Camp Blanding.
Florida Trail, New River to Hampton
Starke 9.3 milesA surprisingly pleasant section of the Florida Trail that sees very few hikers, the most remote part of the Palatka-Lake Butler Trail stretches 9.3 miles between Hampton and the New River, southwest of Starke.
Florida Trail, North Florida
As the Florida Trail sweeps in a broad arc through North Florida, hikers are introduced to ancient trees, unusual karst formations, and rolling sandhills.
Florida Trail, Northeast Florida
Palatka to Lake City 122.5 milesConnecting public lands on this 123 mile stretch, the Florida Trail walks into the past through farms and timberlands between Palatka and Osceola National Forest.
Gold Head Branch State Park
One of Florida's oldest state parks and notable for its Civilian Conservation Corps architecture, Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park offers a lesson in Florida topography.
Lake Alto Preserve North
Waldo 2.6 milesA well-marked system of trails weaves around wetlands and across upland pine forests to a dock overlooking scenic Lake Alto.
Palatka-Lake Butler Trail
Palatka to Lake Butler 47.0 milesWith a corridor spanning nearly 50 miles through North Florida, the Palatka-Lake Butler State Trail provides paved trail for riders and an unpaved corridor used by the Florida Trail