Our trails are organized by type and by public lands. You can also see it on a map or look it up by region or city name.
Types of Trails
Hiking in Florida Florida is America's winter hiking and backpacking destination, with more than 5,000 miles of trails. Discover the many possibilities for day hiking, backpacking, and hiking with your dog or kids in our trails database.
Biking in Florida Love to bike? We have a great selection of bike trails and signposted routes throughout the state of Florida, from rail-trails to off-road adventures
Paddling in Florida In Florida, paddling season is year-round. Discover the many places you can explore by water.
Birding in Florida For birders, a slow walk down a Florida trail means an ever-unfolding adventure of discovery 
Equestrian Trails With a long history of cowboy culture and more modern horse culture centered around the thoroughbred breeding capital of Ocala, equestrian trails are a part of the landscape in Florida.Types of Public Lands
Florida’s public lands include federal, state, regional, county, and city parks, greenways, forests, and natural areas.
Florida State Parks Explore the outdoors in our award-winning Florida State Parks system! There are more than 160 state parks scattered across Florida, bringing you the best camping, hiking, biking, and paddling.
National Parks in Florida Destinations for visitors from around the world, our National Parks in Florida provide interpretation and recreation at seashores, historic sites, and vast wild spaces like the world's only Everglades.
National Forests in Florida Hundreds of miles of trails and dozens of campgrounds and recreation areas make the Ocala, Apalachicola, and Osceola National Forests compelling outdoor destinations.
National Wildlife Refuges Birders delight during the winter months at our National Wildlife Refuges in Florida, the birthplace of the National Wildlife Refuge system.
National Estuarine Research Reserves Hiking, biking, camping, and paddling on federal lands managed to protect our estuaries.
Florida State Forests With hiking, biking, paddling, and equestrian trails in addition to campgrounds, Florida State Forests provide some of the most extensive trail systems in Florida
Land Trusts Outdoor recreation on lands managed by a private land trust that allows public access for recreation. 
Military Reservations Federal and state lands managed by the military but open for outdoor recreation.
Wildlife & Environmental Areas Outdoor recreation in conservation areas managed as wildlife habitat by FWC.
Wildlife Management Areas Recreation in Wildlife Management Areas overseen by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Natural Lands Outdoor recreation on lands managed by a private land trust that allows public access for recreation Trail Maps
Florida Hiking Trails Map More than 5,000 miles of hiking trails to explore across two time zones, for every age and ability.
Florida Bike Trails Map Florida has a growing network of paved bike trails and hundreds of places to ride in parks and urban areas
Florida Paddling Map Whether you prefer canoe, kayak, or SUP, our paddling season in Florida - anytime! - guarantees year-round fun.
Florida Trail Map Explore Florida's wild places by taking a hike along the Florida National Scenic Trail.About Us
We’re Sandra Friend and John Keatley, the authors behind this website.
For more than twenty years, we’ve been exploring Florida’s outdoors collecting and sharing trail information with readers, first in magazine and newspaper articles, and later in guidebooks and smartphone apps.
These are our most recent books and apps.
What you see on this website is pretty much where we’ve been. For several years, we’ve also had a few trusted freelance writers expanding on our information.
We personally enjoy hiking, biking, and paddling and continue to pile on the miles annually. Since Sandra is from Ocala and was riding as a teenager, we also provide information on equestrian trails as a courtesy to the equestrian community, which shares trails with hikers and cyclists in multi-use areas.
Our Favorite Trail Destinations
We’re always asked which trails we love the best. It’s tough to narrow those down. What we’ve done throughout the website is provide lists of “bests” and “favorites” under various categories, to give you a starting point to the trails you shouldn’t miss.
Since it’s pretty much impossible to come up with just ten trails we’d consider tops in Florida, we’ve put together a list of ten destinations in Florida where you should sample as many of the trails as possible at each one.
Florida’s Top Outdoor Destinations After exploring Florida's outdoors for most of our lives, we've come up with a list of our favorite destinations for tackling trails - hiking, biking, and paddling - across the state. Spoiler alert: beaches aren't involved.