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One of eight National Scenic Trails in the United States, the Florida Trail is a 1,400-mile footpath spanning from Big Cypress National Preserve (between Miami and Naples, Florida along the Tamiami Trail) to Fort Pickens at Gulf Islands National Seashore, Pensacola Beach. Also known as the Florida National Scenic Trail (which applies only to its federally-certified segments), the Florida Trail provides hiking and backpacking opportunities within an hour of most Floridians. The Ocala National Forest is the second largest National Forest in Florida and is the closest to a major city. ...
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Alligators are a common sight along the scenic Tamiami Trail from Miami to Naples. ...
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The Gulf Islands National Seashore is part of the National Park System and consists of several segments along the barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico. ...
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With its first blaze marked at Clearwater Lake Recreation Area in the Ocala National Forest, the Florida Trail began on October 29, 1966, established by members of the Florida Trail Association. Working in partnership with the trail's federal manager, the USDA Forest Service, and land managers throughout the state of Florida, the Florida Trail Association continues to provide the support of thousands of volunteers to build, maintain, and protect this recreational resource. The Ocala National Forest is the second largest National Forest in Florida and is the closest to a major city. ...
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History
In the early 1960s, Miami resident Jim Kern headed to North Carolina with his brother for a hike on the Appalachian Trail. Returning to Florida and knowing there was nowhere near his home to go backpacking, he envisioned a 500-mile hiking trail across Florida. He founded the Florida Trail Association and encouraged members to join him in the vision of creating a trail across the state. His initial hike, a media event for the Miami Herald, took him from the wilds of Big Cypress to Highlands Hammock State Park near Sebring, FL. By October 1966, Jim talked to the managers of the Ocala National Forest and received permission to start blazing a hiking trail. The Florida Trail has been underway as a volunteer-driven construction project ever since. Like many other National Scenic Trails, the Florida Trail has been built in disconnected segments, created in a corridor where public land (or easements granted by private individuals) is available to route the trail. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ...
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The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply The A.T., is a 2,174 mile (3500 km) marked hiking trail in the eastern United States, extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. ...
Backpacking is traveling long distances with a backpack. ...
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A CCC structure at Highlands Hammock State Park Cypress Swamp at Highlands Hammock State Park Red-shouldered hawk at Highlands Hammock Highlands Hammock State Park is a 4,896-acre park four miles west of Sebring in Highlands County, Florida. ...
Sebring is a city located in Highlands County, Florida. ...
The Ocala National Forest is the second largest National Forest in Florida and is the closest to a major city. ...
Segments The 1,400-mile linear Florida Trail consists of the following segments: - Big Cypress
- Seminole
- Okeechobee
- Ocean-to-Lake
- Kissimmee
- Eastern Corridor
- Western Corridor
- Ocala
- North Florida
- Suwannee
- Big Bend
- Apalachicola
- Central Panhandle
- Western Gate
- Blackwater
References - Florida Trail
- Florida Greenways & Trails Guide
- American Trails: Florida
- GORP.com: Florida National Scenic Trail
| U.S. National Trails System | | National Scenic Trails: | Appalachian Trail | Pacific Crest Trail | Continental Divide Trail | North Country Trail | Ice Age Trail | Florida Trail | Potomac Heritage Trail | Natchez Trace Trail The National Trails System was created by an act of Congress in 1968. ...
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The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply The A.T., is a 2,174 mile (3500 km) marked hiking trail in the eastern United States, extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. ...
The Pacific Crest Trail is a long-distance mountain hiking and equestrian trail that runs from the United States border with Mexico to its border with Canada. ...
The Continental Divide Trail is a footpath running 3,100 miles (5,000 km) through the United States of America between Mexico and Canada. ...
The North Country Trail, more formally the North Country National Scenic Trail, is a more than 4,000-mile long-distance hiking trail being developed that begins near Lake Champlain in New York State, and traverses New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. ...
Ice Age Trail Sign, near Devils Lake State Park. ...
The Potomac Heritage Trail is a designated National Scenic Trail corridor in the United States that will connect various trails and historic sites through the states of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. ...
The Natchez Trace Trail is a designated National Scenic Trail in the United States that currently runs some 64 miles along the Natchez Trace Parkway through the states of Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. ...
| | National Historic Trails: | Oregon Trail | Mormon Trail | Lewis and Clark Trail | Iditarod Trail | Overmountain Victory Trail | Nez Perce Trail | Santa Fe Trail | Trail of Tears | Juan Bautista de Anza Trail | California Trail | Pony Express Trail | Selma to Montgomery Trail | El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Trail | Ala Kahakai Trail | Old Spanish Trail | El Camino Real de los Tejas Trail National Historic Trail is a designation for a protected area in the United States containing historic trails and surrounding areas. ...
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This monument at the New Echota Historic Site honors Cherokees who died on the Trail of Tears. ...
The Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail is a 1,210 mile United States national historic trail that runs from Nogales, Arizona on the Mexican border to San Francisco, California. ...
California Trail The California Trail was a major overland emigrant route across the American West from Missouri to California in the middle 19th century. ...
The Utah portion of the Pony Express Trail. ...
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El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail is a part of the United States National Historic Trail system. ...
The Old Spanish Trail is a historic trade route which connected the northern New Mexican settlement of Santa Fé with that of Los Ãngeles in California. ...
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The USDA Forest Service, a United States government agency within the United States Department of Agriculture, is under the leadership of the United States Secretary of Agriculture. ...
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