| |
Big Shoals
Trail map (pdf, 1.2M) |
1.5 |
Linear |
see below |
| Trailhead Location: Traveling
on I-10 W of Jacksonville take exit 43. Go N on U.S. 41
into White Springs. Turn right onto CR 135, go 3.3 miles.
Turn right onto Godwin Bridge Rd., go 1.5 miles into Big
Shoals Entrance. Traveling on I 10 E of Tallahassee take
exit 41. Turn right onto CR 137, go until road ends. Go
N (turn right) on CR 136 into White Springs. Turn right
onto U.S. 41 (flashing light). Turn left onto CR 135 and
go 3.3 miles. Turn right onto Godwin Bridge Rd. and go 1.5
miles into entrance of Big Shoals. |
| |
| Sweetwater |
1.25 |
Linear |
At Krul Recreation
Area, go .7 miles E of Munson Crossroads on SR 4. Map of Sweetwater Trail (pdf, 470k).
Please Note- May 8, 2009: The boardwalk portion of the Sweetwater Trail is open for hiking, however the non-boardwalk portion of the trail is temporarily closed until further notice. |
| Bear Lake |
4 |
Loop |
Please Note-
June 1, 2009 Update: Bear Lake Recreation Area remains closed due to weather-related damage, and it is unclear when the recreation area will reopen
May 8, 2009: Due to severe erosion from recent rain events the Bear Lake Recreation Area has been closed .
The closure is expected to last at least 30 days or until lake waters recede and safety concerns are addressed. More details.
|
| Karick
Lake |
3.8 |
Loop |
Map of Karick Lake Trail (pdf, 455k) see below |
| Travel 8 miles N of Baker
on Hwy. 189, turn right at N. Karick Lake entrance sign.
Go 1 mile (road ends), turn right and go .5 mile to campground
entrance sign. Turn onto campground road. Trail information
is available at the kiosk on the right side of the entrance
road. |
Carl Duval Moore State Forest: |
Up and Down Lake
Map (pdf) |
1.5 |
Loop |
See driving directions below. |
From Palatka: take S.R. 20 west 14.5 miles to West Street (there is a brown DOT informational sign on SR 20 when you are getting close to West Street). Turn north on West Street, and go approximately 4/10 of a mile. The trailhead and parking area will be on your right.
From Interlachen: From the intersection of S.R. 20 and C.R. 315, take S.R. 20 east 1 mile to West Street. Follow the directions above once you’ve turned north on West Street. |
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|
Nature
Trail
map ( pdf, 465k) |
1.2 |
Nature/
Loop |
From Baldwin
take US 301 N for 7 miles, turn right on 1st dirt road after
Bryceville Fire Dept. |
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Longleaf Pine
map ( pdf, 467k) |
5.2 |
Loop
|
From Palatka
take Hwy 100 West to Florahome, at Coral Farms Rd. (flashing
yellow light) turn North, go 4 miles, turn East at Tinsley
Rd., go 100 yards, trailhead is on South side of Tinsley
Rd.
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| |
Tidewater
Tidewater Trails Map (pdf, 318k)
|
2-10 |
Loop |
From Dunnellon take CR
40 W to CR 336 N, turn onto CR 337 N, go .25 mile. |
Black Prong
Black Prong Trails Map (pdf, 315k)
|
5-10 |
Loop |
Located on CR 337, 1 mile N of
CR 326 |
Buck Island Pond Trail
map (pdf) |
1.8 miles |
|
Located on the west side of CR 337 just south of the Apex Trailhead/Forest office. |
|
map (pdf, 830k) |
| Fire and
Water |
.75 |
Nature/
Loop |
Take SR 21 (Blanding Blvd.)
to CR 220A (Old Jennings Rd.) W 4 miles, turn N onto Live
Oak Lane for 2 miles. Located at Florida Game & Fresh
Water Fish Commission check station. |
| North Fork Black
Creek |
5 |
Loop |
Take SR 21 (Blanding Blvd.) to
CR 220A (Old Jennings Rd.) W 4 miles, turn N onto Live Oak
Lane for .5 mile. |
| Dunn's
Farm |
1.9 |
Loop |
From U.S. 301 go E on CR
218 to Long Horn Rd.; turn left and go1 mile to trail parking
located to the E of Jennings State Forest Headquarters.
From S.R. 21 go W on C.R. 218 to Long Horn Rd., turn right
and follow previous directions to trailhead. |
|
Bluffton
Interpretive Trail
map
(pdf, 456k) |
1 |
Loop |
see below |
| After crossing the St. John’s
River bridge in Astor, travel E on S.R. 40. Go .6 mile past
bridge and turn S (right) onto St. John’s River Road
(dirt road), go 3.4 miles to the Bluffton Recreation Area
(road ends). Trailhead is at the E end of the Bluffton Recreation
Area. From the intersection of U.S. 17 and S.R. 40 in Barberville,
go W on S. R. 40 for 5.8 miles. Turn S (left) onto St. John’s
River Rd. and follow previous directions to trailhead. |
| |
Ft. Braden
map ( pdf, 640k) |
3-
9 |
Loop |
Take Interstate 10 to Hwy.
90 W (exit 27), go E 2 miles, turn S at Geddie Rd. (CR 1585),
go 2 miles, turn W on Hwy. 20, go 5.5 miles, trailhead is
on the N side. |
Ravine
map ( pdf, 460k) |
1.8 |
Loop |
Take Interstate 10 to SR 267
(exit 26), go S 5 miles, trailhead is on the E side at the Bear Creek Trails sign. |
|
Trail map (jpg, 495k) |
| Reedy
Creek |
11- 22 |
Loop |
see below |
| From the intersection
of US 27 and US 60 in Lake Wales, take US 60 E for 9.5 miles.
Turn S onto Walk in the Water Rd., go 9 miles to stop sign
at CR 630A intersection. (Walk in the Water Rd. becomes
Blue Jordan Rd. S of CR 630A.) Go 2 miles to flashing light
at North Lake Reedy Blvd. Turn left onto North Lake Reedy
Blvd, go 1.6 miles to Lake Arbuckle Rd. Turn left onto Lake
Arbuckle Rd., go 1.5 miles to Rucks Dairy Rd. (dirt road)
and turn right. Paula Dockery/Reedy Creek Trail Kiosk is
on left at fork in the road. |
| Old Cabin |
1 |
Loop/
Nature |
From Paula Dockery/Reedy Creek
Trail, take School Bus Rd. 2.7 miles to sign for McClean
Cabin on right side of road. Turn right and go approx. 200
yards to Cabin Nature Trail Kiosk. |
| Bay Loop
Trail |
3.6 |
Loop |
Traveling on US 27 turn
E onto CR 630. Take CR 630 through Frostproof for 3 miles.
Bay Loop Trail is the second trailhead on the north side
of CR 630. |
| Scrub-Jay Loop Trail |
2.5 |
Loop |
Traveling on US 27 turn E onto CR 630. Take
CR 630 through Frostproof for 3 miles. Scrub-Jay Loop Trail
is the third trailhead on the north side of CR 630. |
|
Trail map (pdf, 1.1M ) |
|
Kolokee |
4.7 |
Loop |
Located 3
miles E of Oviedo on CR 426. |
|
Trail map (pdf, 547k) |
| North Loop |
5.4 |
Loop |
Take Interstate 75 to River Road (exit 34),
go S for 9 miles and trailhead is on the E side. |
|
South Loop |
7.4 |
Loop |
Same directions
as North Loop Trail. |
|
Twin Mills
|
2.3 |
Loop |
Turn north off of SR 832 onto Twin Mills Grade Road. After proceeding north on the road, Twin Mills Trail will be on the west (left) side of the road.
|
|
Sabal
Palm
map (pdf, 500k) |
3.2 |
Loop |
Traveling on
I-75 South of Naples, FL take exit 15. Go South 4.4 miles on Collier
Blvd. (SR 951). Turn left onto Sabal Palm Road, go 3.2 miles,
trailhead is on the South side. |
|
Trail map (pdf, 794k) |
| Dutch Tieman |
5.5 |
Loop |
Take SR 79 South of Ebro, follow signs through
the forest to recreation area. |
| Campground |
2 |
Nature/
Loop |
From Ebro go South on Hwy. 79 for 1 mile to Environmental
Rd.. Turn West (right) onto Environmental Rd., go .25 mile
and turn Right onto Longleaf Rd. Longleaf Rd. ends at Sand Pond
Recreation Area and trailhead is located South of the Pavilion. |
| Crooked Creek |
4.5-
9 |
Loop |
From Ebro go South on Hwy. 79 for
2 miles (1 mile S of Environmental Rd.). The parking area
is on the East side of Hwy. 79. |
|
Trail map (pdf, 545k) |
| Eastern Lake |
3-10 |
Loop |
Located on CR 395, 1 mile South of
US 98. |
|
Trail map (jpg, 725k) |
Yellow-Red
|
3 |
Loop |
|
Ross Prairie
State Forest: |
Holly Hammock
map (pdf, 550k) |
2.3 |
Loop |
see below |
| From I-75 take exit 350 at SR 200. Go West for 10.5 miles on SR 200. Trailhead on South side SR 200.
Traveling from West of Marion County take SR 200 toward Ocala. Trailhead is 4.5 miles East of the Withlacoochee River.
Traveling on CR 484 turn West at intersection of CR 484 and SR 200. Trailhead is 1.4 miles on South side of SR 200. |
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| Lower Wekiva |
10.6 |
Loop |
Located on SR 46, 5 miles W of
Interstate 4. South forest entrance is 2000 ft. after crossing
the Wekiva River. |
| Sulphur Island |
8 |
Linear/
Loop |
Directions are the same as the
Lower Wekiva Trail. Trailhead is located 3 miles inside
the south forest entrance at the intersection of Sand Rd.
and Pine Rd. Drive-in access requires a state forest use
permit, parking is available at the forest entrance. |
| |
High Bluff Coastal
Trail map (pdf, 476k) |
4 |
Loop/Linear |
Trailhead is located on Highway
98, 4 miles west of Carrabelle in Franklin County. |
|
|
| Buncombe Hill |
2 |
Nature/Loop |
see below |
From Deland take Hwy. 92 E, go
11.5 miles to Indian Lake Road, go N 2.7 miles into the
forest to the hiking trail sign. Turn left and follow the
signs to Indian Lake Recreation Area.
From Daytona Beach take Hwy 92 W to Indian Lake Rd. (4.3
miles W of I-95). Go N for 2.7 miles into the forest to
the hiking trail sign. Turn left and follow the signs to
Indian Lake Recreation Area. |
|
|
Ellaville
map (pdf, 811k) |
5.5 |
Loop |
see below |
| Traveling E on Interstate 10, take exit 38
(CR 255), go N 3 miles to Lee, FL, go E on Hwy. 90 for 8
miles, trailhead is on the S side. Traveling W on Interstate
10, take exit 39 (Hwy. 90), go W 7 miles, trailhead is on
the S side. |
Anderson Springs
map (pdf, 780k) |
5.25 |
Loop |
|
| Traveling E on Interstate 10,
take exit 38 (CR 255), go N 3 miles to Lee, FL, go E on
Hwy. 90 for 9 miles, turn S onto River Rd., go 2 miles,
trailhead is on the W side. Traveling W on Interstate 10,
take exit 39 ( Hwy. 90), go W 6 miles, turn S onto River
Rd., go 2 miles, trailhead is on the W side. |
| |
| Nemours |
1.75 |
Loop |
From Tallahassee, take Highway 319 south to Highway 61, turn onto Highway 61 for 7 miles, turn east on Highway 267 for 2 miles- trailhead and parking on north side of 267. |
|
Trail map (pdf, 250k) |
| Mud Spring |
1.7 |
Nature/
Loop |
Located on CR 309, 1 mile S of the town of
Welaka. |
| John's Landing |
3
- 4.5 |
Loop |
Located on CR 309, 2 miles S
of the town of Welaka. |
| |
| Citrus “A;” |
8.5 |
Loop |
see below |
| Trailhead Location: From SR
44 in Inverness, go S on Citrus CR 581 for 2 miles. Holder
Mine Recreation Area sign is on W (right) side of the road.
Turn W onto Forest Rd. 10 (Trail 10), go 2 miles. Trailhead
kiosk and parking area is at the W end of the recreation
area, on the S (left) side of the road, intersection of
Forest Roads 9 & 10. From US Hwy. 41 in Brooksville,
go N for 5 miles, turn left at the "Y" onto Snow
Memorial Highway (Hernando CR 481). The road number changes
to Citrus CR 581 at the county line. Go N on 481/581 for
13 miles to the Holder Mine Recreation Area sign on the
W side of the road. Turn W onto Forest Rd. 10 (Trail 10),
go 2 miles. Trailhead kiosk and parking area is at the W
end of the recreation area, on the S (left) side of the
road, intersection of Forest Roads 9 & 10. |
| McKethan Lake |
2 |
Nature/Loop |
see below |
| Trailhead Location: Day use
fee required at this location. From US Hwy. 41 in Brooksville,
go N for 7 miles, turn left at McKethan Lake Day Use Area
sign. The entrance road is the second paved road N of the
intersection of Hwy. 41 and Lake Lindsay Rd. (CR 476). The
trailhead is on the right at the end of the paved one-way
road that circles around the lake. From the intersection
of SR 44 and US Hwy. 41 in Inverness, go S on on US Highway
41 for 12 miles. Turn right at the McKethan Lake Day Use
Area sign. he entrance road is the second pabed road N of
the intersection of Hwy. 41 and Lake Lindsay Rd. (CR 476).
The trailhead is on the right at the end of the paved one-way
road that circles around the lake. |
| Richloam South |
12.5 |
Loop |
see below |
| Trailhead Location: From the
intersection of US Hwy. 301 and SR 50 (US 98) in Manor Ridge,
go E on SR 50 for 5 miles to Richloam Claysink Road (there
is a Little River Trailhead sign on the N side of SR 50).
Turn S (right) onto Richloam Claysink Rd. and go 1 mile
to the Richloam Fire Tower Trailhead on the W (right) side
of the road. From the intersection of Sumter CR 471 and
SR 50 in Tarrytown, travel W on SR 50 for 6 miles to Richloam
Claysink Rd. Turn S (left) onto Richloam Claysink Rd. and
go 1 mile to the Richloam Fire Tower Trailhead on the W
(right) side of the road. |
| Croom “A” |
7.7 |
Loop |
From US Hwy. 41 in Brooksville,
turn E ontoCroom Rd. and go E for 5 miles to Tucker Till
Trailhead located adjacent to the Tucker Hill Fire Tower. Equestrian parking is on the N (left) side of the road; parking for hikers and off-road bicyclists is on the S (right) side. |
| River Trail/Croom |
7 |
Linear |
see below |
| From Lake Lindsay Rd. in Nobleton,
go 1 mile E to Hog Island Recreation Area sign. Turn S onto
CR 635 and go 2 miles. Kiosk and parking area is on the
right before the campground and day use area. From I75 take
exit 62, turn W (right) onth CR 476-B . When road ends at
"T", turn W (left), go 4 miles on CR 476 to Hog
Island Recreation Area sign. Turn S (left) on CR 635 and
go 2 miles to entrance of Hog Island Recreation Area. Kiosk
and parking area is on the right before the campground and
day use area. |
| Hog Island |
2 |
Nature/
Loop |
Directions are the same as the
RiverTrail/Croom Trail. Stop at the day use area parking.
Trail begins at kiosk located to the right of the boat/canoe
launch ramp. |
| Johnson Pond |
1.8 |
Loop |
From Dunnellon go S on U.S. 41, turn E onto
CR 39, go 5.5 miles. Trailhead is on the S side. |
| Oxbow |
1 |
Loop |
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| Rooks |
2.7 |
Loop |
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