While hike in Florida you can enjoy Uninterrupted nature with Varied ecosystems. There are dense forests & knee-deep swamps also rich wildlife. In this slideshow, you can check top 7 trails that you should experience if you want to hiking in Florida.

1. Hiking in Florida:
Top 7 Trails
Everyone Should
Experience

2. What’s It Like To Hike In Florida?
❖ Uninterrupted nature
❖ Varied ecosystems
❖ Immense natural challenges
❖ Dense forests & knee-deep swamps
❖ Rich wildlife
❖ Not much elevation

3. 1. Little Manatee River State Park Trails
❖ A variety of trails
❖ More than 15 miles of multi-use trails
❖ The best one is the 6.5-mile winding trail
▪ Twisting river, riverine hammocks & floodplains
▪ Equestrian trail – suitable for horse riding
▪ Several campsites & picnicking spots
▪ Diverse fauna - Red Shoulder Hawks, White-Tail Deer, &
Gopher Tortoises
❖ Location: Eastern Tampa Bay

4. 2. Paynes Prairie Preserve
State Park Trails
❖ La Chua Trail
❖ A marshy expanse
❖ Beautiful for wildlife and
birdwatching spot
❖ Iconic Florida Alligators
❖ Breathtaking sinkhole views
❖ Wetland region with wading birds
❖ 50-foot-high observation tower
❖ Location: Near the Alachua Sink
❖ Distance: 1.5-mile loop

5. 3. Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Trails
❖ Florida’s biggest state park
❖ A hiker’s heaven
❖ Something for all
❖ Huge cypress forest
❖ Mesmerizing scenery
❖ Abundant wild orchids & air plants
❖ Rare & famous Florida panther
❖ East Main Trail
▪ Most happening
▪ Mountain biking and fat-tire biking
▪ Janes Memorial Scenic Drive
▪ Picayune State Forest
▪ Geo-Seeking
▪ Open-air nature treasure hunt
▪ Canoeing and Kayaking at the East River

6. 4. Dames Caves Trail
❖ One of the 37 discovered karst caves on the Citrus Tract
❖ Unique cave system, believed to be interconnected in the
olden times
❖ Mysterious and adventurous
❖ A chasm-like entrance
❖ Spacious main chambers & some narrower paths
❖ Difficulty: Moderate
❖ Location: Withlacoochee State Forest

7. 5. Big Cypress National
Preserve Trail
❖ One of Florida’s wildest & remotest
parts
❖ Covered in knee-deep water
❖ A thoroughly off-the-grid experience
❖ Perfect for multi-day backpacking
trips
❖ A truly rare and unexploited natural
beauty
❖ Dwarf cypresses, bromeliads, and
native orchids
❖ Carry a hammock
❖ Distance: 40 miles
❖ Difficulty: Advanced

8. 6. Bell Springs to Big
Shoals Trail
❖ One of the most popular
waterfall trails
❖ Unparalleled tranquillity
❖ Class III whitewater rapids
❖ Beautiful Suwanee River Valley
❖ Dog bridges under the shady
trees
❖ Extraordinary photography
vistas
❖ Location: Near White Springs
❖ Distance: 10 miles
❖ Difficulty: Easy

9. 7. Torreya State Park Trails
❖ "Mountains of Florida”
❖ Summit treks
❖ Florida’s most challenging trails
❖ Apalachicola River vistas
❖ Lush expanse of the endangered
Torreya trees
❖ Beautiful red blossoms
❖ Torreya Challenge Loop – 7 miles
❖ Rock Creek Loop – 6 miles
❖ Elevation gain: 2831 feet

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