Florida Hikes

Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides

Shoreline of river with live oak and rocks

Lake Monroe Conservation Area

Upriver from Sanford along a seriously swampy and meandering stretch of the St. Johns River, Lake Monroe Conservation Area protects the north shore.

Biking around Osteen

 

Using Beck Ranch Park as our launch point for a cycling adventure in Osteen, we discovered how easy it was to stitch together the local network of bike paths into a pleasant ride, with the Osteen Diner right at hand for lunch.

Kratzert Trail

Osteen   1.6 miles

For a quick dip into the beauty of the St. Johns River floodplain, the 1.6 mile Kratzert Trail offers a walk beneath ancient oaks and cabbage palms of enormous size.

Lake Monroe Conservation Area

Osteen   12.8 miles

With marshes brimming with swamp sunflowers and old-growth forests along natural ridges, Lake Monroe Conservation Area protects the St. Johns River north shore at Osteen