Florida’s Coast-to-Coast Trail Guide

Florida’s Coast-to-Coast Trail Guide
Author: Nanci Adler
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2022-11-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1683343204

Florida's Coast-to-Coast Trail Guide is a guidebook designed specifically for the 250-mile dedicated bicycle/pedestrian trail that provides an uninterrupted cross-Florida trail from Titusville to St. Petersburg. The trail (over 80% complete and to be completed by 2025) already attracts not only local cyclists and walkers, but also out-of-state cycling enthusiasts. This book provides readers with a broad background of the communities through which they will travel. Although maps are included, this is not a detailed "how-to" guide, nor does it provide extensive lodging, camping or restaurant information; much of that information changes frequently and can be easily obtained via online searches. Instead, this book focuses on interesting cultural and natural aspects of the route. By highlighting the local flavor of small towns, the beauty of natural Florida, as well as local historical events, this book will introduce readers to the uniqueness of Florida. Distinctive features covered in the book include the Greek heritage of Tarpon Springs, Winter Garden's thriving downtown based on its citrus and bass-fishing past, Titusville's role in space exploration, and St. Petersburg’s lively waterfront and flourishing art scene. Also covered is the natural world of beautiful freshwater springs, moss-shrouded oak trees, and migratory birds found in protected areas along the trail such as Gemini Springs Park, Brooker Creek Preserve and the Green Swamp. In addition, readers will be introduced to important historical Florida figures such as civil rights leaders Harry T. and Harriett V. Moore and Russian entrepreneur and railway builder Peter Demens.

Florida Trail Hikes

Florida Trail Hikes
Author: Sandra Friend
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-04-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9780813080529

A guide to the best scenic day hikes and overnight trips along the state-spanning Florida Trail, this book helps readers of all backgrounds and experience levels plan an adventure exploring natural Florida.

Rail-Trails Florida

Rail-Trails Florida
Author: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2016-04-18
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0899978207

Florida visitors are often surprised by both the beauty of its trails and by the great variety of its landscapes. Although Florida doesn't have any mountains, it does offer trails with views of everything from beaches and bluffs to prairies and wetlands. In this comprehensive trail guide, you'll find some of the best, most beautiful trails in Florida. Many of the trails were converted from unused railroad corridors to become some of the best multiuse rail-trails in the state. In this guidebook, experts from Rail-to-Trails Conservancy present their final list of the top trails and rail-trails in Florida, selected from more than 100 in the state. In addition to details about each trail, Rail-Trails Florida also provides information about trail amenities, including restrooms, parking facilities, and water fountains.

The Florida Trail Guide

The Florida Trail Guide
Author: Sandra Friend
Publisher:
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2021-11-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9780989849586

Now in its third edition in six years, our award-winning guidebook to the Florida National Scenic Trail provides comprehensive end-to-end coverage of more than 1,400 miles of hiking in Florida, a must-have for planning a long hike on the Florida Trail.Mileage charts, overview maps, and descriptions of significant waypoints along the trail let you sit and plan a day hike or a short backpacking trip as well.356 pages, 106 maps. Wholesale discount available. Contact us through watulapress.com

Florida's Paved Bike Trails

Florida's Paved Bike Trails
Author: Jeff Kunerth
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2023-05-02
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0813073146

Since the release of the first edition of Florida’s Paved Bike Trails, the Sunshine State has added more than 200 miles of multiuse asphalt and concrete paths. This updated edition of the best-selling guide to bicycling in Florida adds twenty-three new trails to an already impressive roster, offering cyclists—as well as rollerbladers, joggers, and walkers—vital details on over sixty trails across Florida. From where to find parking, water, restrooms, and benches, to how to reach nearby beaches, restaurants, museums, and other attractions, the authors expertly guide readers through Florida’s beautiful terrain.

Guide to the Great Florida Birding Trail

Guide to the Great Florida Birding Trail
Author: Susan Cerulean
Publisher:
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2002
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780813025612

This easy-to-follow guidebook spans 18 counties in eastern Florida to showcase 136 birding sites from the Georgia border to Lake Okeechobee, including the Jacksonville and Orlando metropolitan areas. Maps.

Florida Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail Guide (Text Only)

Florida Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail Guide (Text Only)
Author: Florida Office Of Greenways and Trails
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2019-07-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781077655157

A sea kayaker's version of the Appalachian Trail, the 1,515-mile Florida Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail takes adventurers from Pensacola to Key West to the Georgia border. Every Florida coastal habitat type is featured, from barrier island dune systems to salt marsh to mangroves, as well as the Sunshine State's colorful history. This is the seventh printed guide for the trail, useful for short and long-distance paddlers alike. It includes information on launches, campsites, campgrounds, motels, points-of-interest, and the many public lands along the route. A trail data book, equipment list and trip tips and planning instructions are also included. Complementary color maps can be downloaded for free from www.floridagreenwaysandtrails.com. Included in this edition is information about alternate routes in the Panhandle and Keys.

Hiking South Florida and the Keys

Hiking South Florida and the Keys
Author: M. Timothy O'Keefe
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2009-02-24
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0762757973

Hiking South Florida and the Keys features thirty-nine of the finest trails the region has to offer, from wet cypress swamps to dry pinewood forests. Four sections—Short Family Hikes, Day and Overnight Hikes, Long Haulers, and Walking the Florida Keys—comprise this user-friendly guide. M. Timothy O’Keefe shares his top hikes in twenty-three prime areas, including Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Jonathan Dickenson State Park, Everglades National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, and National Key Deer Refuge. Each hike includes all the information you need to make the most of exploring South Florida and the Keys on foot. Look inside to find: • Hikes suited to every ability • Directions to the trailheads • Comprehensive trail descriptions, maps, and elevation profiles • Mile-by-mile directional cues • Difficulty ratings, average hiking times, best hiking seasons, and elevation gain/loss for every featured hike • Area-specific tips on safety, hiking ethics, plants and animals, preserving the environment, and more