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Bird’s Impoundment Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge/Florida

Bird’s Impoundment Trail

Vero Beach, Florida

2.9 mi

Distance

262 ft

Elev. Gain

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Bird’s Impoundment Trail is a loop trail in Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, in Indian River County, Florida. It is 2.9 miles long. The nearest town is Windsor, Florida, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page. For conditions and closures, see official sources.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1 ft
Max:10 ft
Gain:80 ft
Loss:80 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1 ft and 10 ft across 2.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1 ft4 ft7 ft10 ft0.0 mi0.7 mi1.4 mi2.2 mi2.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi8 ft
High point0.0 mi10 ft
End2.9 mi8 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by US Fish and Wildlife Service

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Windsor, FL · about 1 mi away
County:
Indian River County, FL
Jurisdiction:
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge · US Fish and Wildlife Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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