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Florida National Scenic Trail

The Florida Trail is a roughly 1,500-mile National Scenic Trail running the length of Florida from Big Cypress National Preserve to Gulf Islands National Seashore, passing through swamps, pine forests...

Route geometry pending verification.

We don't yet have an OpenStreetMap relation for this trail. Terminus pins are shown from cited sources; the full polyline will be added after manual GPX verification.

Length
1,500 mi
Thru-hike
Elev. gain
States
1

About the route

The Florida Trail is a roughly 1,500-mile National Scenic Trail running the length of Florida from Big Cypress National Preserve to Gulf Islands National Seashore, passing through swamps, pine forests, springs, and coastal panhandle terrain.

Termini

Terminus A

Big Cypress National Preserve - Oasis Visitor Center

25.8571, -81.0329

Terminus B

Fort Pickens, Gulf Islands National Seashore

30.3286, -87.2896

Verified waypoints

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Route markers2
  • Big Cypress Oasis Visitor Center (Southern Terminus) · Trailhead

    Southern terminus in Big Cypress National Preserve.

    Source ↗adventures_seed

  • Fort Pickens (Northern Terminus) · Trailhead

    Northern terminus at Fort Pickens, Gulf Islands National Seashore.

    Source ↗adventures_seed

What we don't yet have

We deliberately do not display water sources, resupply towns, shuttle services, or trail-side businesses on this page. Those change every season and an out-of-date pin can be a safety issue, especially on the high-desert and alpine sections of long trails. Use the trail association's published guide, FarOut, or Guthook for that level of detail; verify with rangers before relying on any cached source.

Official sources

Last verified by us: 2026-05-14

Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Reconfirm alerts, permits, and closures with the agency before you go.

Best seasons

fallwinterspring

States traversed

FL

Editor's note

Maintained for seasonal use roughly September through April due to summer heat and water conditions.