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Disney World

Walt Disney World

Our picks for the best trails within a quick drive of Walt Disney World

Bill Frederick Park

Bill Frederick Park

Orlando      ( 28.500772, -81.475042 )      2.4 miles

Inside the city of Orlando, the urban Bill Frederick Park has a wild side, too, with more than 2 miles of trails to meander through scrub forest and along Turkey Lake.

Butterfly Magic at EPCOT

Inside Bambi's Butterfly House

May 2, 2011    Sandra Friend

The magic is floral at EPCOT each spring when Walt Disney World trots out the International Flower & Garden Show with its thousands of blooms.

Crooked River Preserve

Crooked River Preserve

Clermont      ( 28.507938, -81.750393 )      1.7 miles

On a 1.7-mile loop, Crooked River Preserve showcases a wide variety of habitats in a short hike on the northernmost extent of the Lake Wales Ridge in Clermont

Disney Wilderness Preserve

Disney Wilderness Preserve

Poinciana      ( 28.129015, -81.430470 )      2.5 miles

Managed by The Nature Conservancy, the Disney Wilderness Preserve is a 12,000 acre showcase for habitat conservation amid growing suburban sprawl south of Orlando

Florida Trail, Bull Creek WMA

Florida Trail under dark water in floodplain

Florida Trail, Orlando      ( 28.02610, -80.96836 )      13.8 miles

Following a significant tributary to the St. Johns River, the Florida Trail through Bull Creek WMA showcases history and botanical beauty.

Gatorland

Gatorland Jumparoo Pond

Orlando      ( 28.355165,-81.40424 )      

Gatorland is not just a historic Florida attraction but an immersion into what this part of Central Florida used to be, a cypress swamp full of critters.

Hal Scott Preserve

Young longleaf pines at Hal Scott

Bithlo      ( 28.486333, -81.095833 )      5.1 miles

At Hal Scott Preserve, enjoy vast prairies and seepage bogs, the Econ River, and camping under a live oak canopy—all within minutes of the Orlando International Airport

Historic Babb Landing

Historic Babb Landing

Shingle Creek Regional Park  |  Kissimmee
( 28.318133, -81.457217 )      1.8 miles

Take an easy walk to Shingle Creek at Historic Babb Landing along a family-friendly trail with great opportunities for birding and outdoor play.

In Bloom at Epcot

Garden houses in the butterfly garden

April 24, 2014    Sandra Friend

In March, we participated in the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival as invited speakers, talking about Florida hiking. It was delightful to reach a new audience who enjoys the outdoors.

Kissimmee

Expanse of blue water with marsh and boardwalk

Once a frontier town on the Florida prairie, Kissimmee is now a vacation destination for theme park enthusiasts – and a trail town on the Florida Trail

Lake Lizzie Conservation Area

Marsh Loop at Lake Lizzie

St. Cloud      ( 28.227280,-81.178126 )      11.0 miles

Hugging the eastern shore of Lake Lizzie, Lake Lizzie Conservation Area encompasses more than a thousand acres along several lakes set among a vast mosaic of prairies, pine flatwoods, and scrub forest

Lake Louisa Hiking Trail

Trail beneath archway of oaks

Lake Louisa State Park   |  Clermont
( 28.456865, -81.720946 )      7.7 miles

Using the decades-old Lake Louisa Hiking Trail as its backbone, this 7.7-mile loop spans natural wetlands and rolling hills at Lake Louisa State Park.

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