North Central Florida Hiking Trails

Hear a flock of Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks at Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Gainesville, Florida in Alachua County. 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://bryanberg.net/files/outdoors-hiking-areas-with-maps/live-florida-beauty/alachua-county/sweetwater-wetlands-park/ 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮 𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: https://bryanberg.net/files/outdoors-hiking-areas-with-maps/live-florida-beauty/alachua-county/

Many miles of trails with longleaf pine forest views and an observation deck at Bayard Conservation Area, Clay County, FL. Here, a view from the observation deck on White Blaze Loop, mapped as a 10 mile loop. 𝗕𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼: https://bryanberg.net/files/outdoors-hiking-areas-with-maps/live-florida-beauty/clay-county/bayard-conservation-area/ 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮 𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: https://bryanberg.net/files/outdoors-hiking-areas-with-maps/live-florida-beauty/clay-county/

The sights and sounds while Cone's Dike Trail, Payne's Prairie Preserve State Park, Micanopy Florida. Slideshow follows video. 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼: https://bryanberg.net/files/outdoors-hiking-areas-with-maps/live-florida-beauty/alachua-county/hiking-cones-dike-trail-at-paynes-prairie-state-preserve/ 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆, 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮: https://bryanberg.net/files/outdoors-hiking-areas-with-maps/live-florida-beauty/alachua-county/

Ledwith Prairie view hiking Barr Hammock Preserve in Alachua County, Florida. Whether hiking, biking, or on horseback, don't miss this 9-mile series of loops. 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼: https://bryanberg.net/files/outdoors-hiking-areas-with-maps/live-florida-beauty/alachua-county/hiking-barr-hammock-preserve-south-trails/ 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: https://bryanberg.net/files/outdoors-hiking-areas-with-maps/live-florida-beauty/alachua-county/

Sights and sounds - bird calls, frogs croaking, and woodpeckers pecking at Blue Pond Trail: Dunn's Creek State Park near Pomona Park, Florida, south of Satsuma in Putnam County. 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://bryanberg.net/files/outdoors-hiking-areas-with-maps/live-florida-beauty/puntam-county/dunns-creek-state-park/ 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: https://bryanberg.net/files/outdoors-hiking-areas-with-maps/live-florida-beauty/puntam-county/

Kathy Cantwell Trail at Little Orange Creek Preserve near Hawthorne, Florida, offers a 5 mile there-and-back hike through mostly shaded woods. It runs alongside the creek and is very low in traffic. You will find an observation deck near the midway point with this prairie view. 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼: https://bryanberg.net/files/outdoors-hiking-areas-with-maps/live-florida-beauty/alachua-county/hiking-little-orange-creek-preserve/ 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆, 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮: https://bryanberg.net/files/outdoors-hiking-areas-with-maps/live-florida-beauty/alachua-county/

360-degree view while hiking Rice Plantation Levee Trail - Rice Creek Conservation Area in Putnam County, Florida. 5-mile loop on the Florida Trail. Wildflowers, gators and more! 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼: https://bryanberg.net/files/outdoors-hiking-areas-with-maps/live-florida-beauty/puntam-county/rice-creek-conservation-area/ 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: https://bryanberg.net/files/outdoors-hiking-areas-with-maps/live-florida-beauty/puntam-county/

Marsh and prairie view from observation deck at Sunnyhill Restoration Area near Ocala, Florida. You could listen and bird-spot here all day. Miles of hiking trails and camping available too! 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝟭𝟰-𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗽 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁: https://bryanberg.net/files/outdoors-hiking-areas-with-maps/live-florida-beauty/marion-county/hiking-sunnyhill-restoration-area/ 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗢𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮, 𝗙𝗟, 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁: https://bryanberg.net/files/outdoors-hiking-areas-with-maps/live-florida-beauty/marion-county/