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Jack Watson Nature Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
National Key Deer Refuge/Florida

Jack Watson Nature Trail

Big Pine Key, Florida

1.0 mi

Distance

39 ft

Elev. Gain

20m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Jack Watson Nature Trail is a loop trail in National Key Deer Refuge, managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, in Monroe County, Florida. It is 1 mile long and gains 39 feet. It is in or next to Big Pine Key, Florida.

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:2 ft
Max:6 ft
Gain:12 ft
Loss:12 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2 ft and 6 ft across 1.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2 ft3 ft5 ft6 ft0.0 mi0.3 mi0.5 mi0.8 mi1.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi4 ft
High point0.1 mi6 ft
End1.0 mi4 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:
Big Pine Key, FL · in or next to town
County:
Monroe County, FL
Jurisdiction:
National Key Deer 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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