 With more than 80 different habitats to explore and thousands of miles of hiking trails to take you there, the Sunshine State is an ideal destination for winter hiking and long distance backpacking. And to know where to go, you’ll need a guidebook! Each of the 50 Hikes series (Backcountry Guides) provides extreme step-by-step detail on walking each trail, with running commentary on the flora and fauna you’ll encounter along the way. The Florida Trail books (Westcliffe Publishing) offer a glimpse into one of the country’s most exotic National Scenic Trails. Grab a guidebook and hit the trail...and if you need to know more, stop by my website, Florida Hikes!
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Diversity is the name of the game in Central Florida, a transition zone with some of the state’s longest stretches of trail and awesome rugged hikes in the Central Highlands. With its massive population centers, the region is also home to many short nature trails that enable urban dwellers to explore natural Florida in their own backyard. |
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In my explorations, I’ve found North Florida’s hikes to be the ones with the biggest "wow" factors. More often than not, they either follow a river or end at a scenic viewpoint over a waterway or other unique spot, and many of them provide camping with beautiful waterway views. |
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Walk a beach where fossil shark’s teeth wash ashore, climb snow-colored hills of sand in the coastal scrub, or brave your way through the sawgrass prairies of the Everglades...that's the fun of hiking in South Florida! |
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The first coffee table book to explore the 1,400-mile Florida Trail, this collaborative effort with landscape photographer Bart Smith weaves my anecdotes on hiking the trail with information about the cultural and natural wonders found along the way. |
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Published by the Florida Trail Association and designed and edited by yours truly, this guidebook is for serious backpackers planning their logistics for a hike of a week or more. Contains trail town maps, information on resupply, suggested camping spots beyond the designated campsites, and more. |
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There has never been a resource as comprehensive as this for Florida hikers...until now. Featuring nearly 500 hiking trails throughout Florida, this concise guidebook gives you the skinny on where the top trails are, where to take the kids, where you can walk your dog, and which hikes are wheelchair-accessible. |
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The first comprehensive guidebook to the entire 1,400-mile linear Florida Trail offers everything you need to know to hike this diverse and interesting National Scenic Trail. |
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When Johnny Molloy called and said, “hey Sandra, would you like to work on a book with me,” I said “heck yeah!” I’ve admired Johnny’s work ever since I returned to Florida, and the first edition of this very book was the first hiking guide to Florida that I purchased. |
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