Best Hiking Trails In Central Florida - April 2024

Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in Central Florida (Second Edition) (Explorer's 50 Hikes)

A hike for every interest and ability! Florida’s landscape is a marvel of diversity, and Central Florida is its pinnacle. Footpaths range through salt marshes, river floodplains, and along coastal dunes and beaches. Trails pass through desert-like scrub islands, jungle-like hydric hammocks, and deep, dark bayous. There’s no better way to take in this natural world than by walking it. Ranging from 1 to 43 miles in length, each hike includes mile-by-mile directions, a topographic map, and information on hike duration, mileage, and trail conditions. This new edition includes 20 new places to ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0881509027
• ASIN: 0881509027
• ISBN: 0881509027
• Manufacturer: Countryman Press

Hiking Central Florida: A Guide To 30 Great Walking And Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series)

Hiking Central Florida describes thirty of the region’s best and most varied hikes, those that offer the chance to observe unspoiled, natural Florida at its finest. With terrain ranging from wet cypress swamps to dry pinewood forests, the region offers subtly striking scenery and it harbors rich diversity.Covering the area from Ocala to State Road 60 near Lake Wales and Yeehaw Junction—and also embracing the northern stretch of the Florida Trail in the Ocala National Forest and the Bulow Plantation/Bulow Creek hike on the Atlantic coast—this user-friendly guide takes you from short famil... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0762743549
• ASIN: 0762743549
• ISBN: 0762743549
• Manufacturer: Falcon Guides

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

The Appalachian Trail trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America–majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you’re going to take a hike, it’s probably the place to go. And Bill Bryson is surely the most entertaing guide you’ll find. He introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail and to some of the other hardy (or just foolhardy) folks he meets along the way–and a couple of bears. Already a classic, A Walk in the Woods will make you long for the great outdoors (or at least a comforta... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0307279464
• ASIN: 0307279464
• ISBN: 0307279464
• Brand: Anchor
• Manufacturer: Anchor

50 Hikes in Central Florida (Third Edition) (Explorer's 50 Hikes)

A Florida hike for every interest and abilityFlorida’s landscape is a marvel of diversity, and Central Florida is its pinnacle. Footpaths range through salt marshes, river floodplains, and along coastal dunes and beaches. Trails pass through desert- like scrub islands, jungle- like hydric hammocks, and deep, dark bayous. There’s no better way to take in this natural world than by walking it.Ranging from 1 to 43 miles in length, each hike includes directions, a detailed map, and information on hike duration, difficulty, and trail conditions. Explore a new side of Florida, from hidden urban ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1682682137
• ASIN: 1682682137
• ISBN: 1682682137
• Manufacturer: Countryman Press

Day Hiking Southwest Florida: A Guide to the Best Trail Adventures in Greater Naples and Fort Myers

“Hikers, history buffs, and birders will enjoy this veteran author’s directions and thoughtful observations. Molloy’s difficulty ratings and habitat descriptions make this an excellent read for those wanting to explore the Caloosahatchee, Sanibel, and the many trails in this unique ecosystem."—Susan Young, coauthor of 25 Kayak & Canoe Trips in East-Central Florida “From Corkscrew Swamp to Collier-Seminole State Park, Molloy does a thorough job. The hikes are clearly laid out with practical information, GPS coordinates, historical facts, and even whether leashed dogs are permitted. I... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0813049466
• ASIN: 0813049466
• ISBN: 0813049466
• Manufacturer: University Press of Florida

Pacific Crest Trail Data Book: Mileages, Landmarks, Facilities, Resupply Data, and Essential Trail Information for the Entire Pacific Crest Trail, from Mexico to Canada

The essential, cut-to-the-chase handbook to the Pacific Crest Trail, based on the comprehensive Wilderness Press guidebooks to the PCT, has been completely updated. Packed with trail-tested features, it's useful both on and off the trail, covering pre-trip planning for resupply stops, how to set daily on-the-trail mileage goals by knowing trail gradient and the locations of campsites, water sources, and facilities, and how to easily calculate distances between any two points on the trail, and how to planning both north-bound and south-bound hiking trips.

• ASIN: 0899977456
• UPC: 783324891140
• ASIN: 0899977456
• ISBN: 0899977456
• Brand: Brand: Wilderness Press
• Manufacturer: Wilderness Press

Backcountry Trails of Florida: A Guide to Hiking Florida's Water Management Districts (Wild Florida)

Experience wild Florida with this guide to 100 off-the-grid hikes from every corner of the state. Florida’s five water management districts encompass millions of acres of public property that include thousands of miles of public trails. In Backcountry Trails of Florida, Terri Mashour explains where to find these little-known routes, which ecosystems they feature, and how to plan your perfect outdoor adventure.Mashour describes the hidden wonders hikers will discover in each district. Northwest Florida offers views of sandhills, clear and cold springs, and river bluffs. The Suwannee River are... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0813054540
• ASIN: 0813054540
• ISBN: 0813054540
• Manufacturer: University Press of Florida

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

• ASIN: 0307592731
• ASIN: 0307592731
• ISBN: 0307592731
• Brand: Knopf Publishing Group
• Manufacturer: Knopf

Rail-Trails Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Tennessee

The official guidebooks for the nationwide rail-trails system, the new Rail-Trails series books have an easy-to-use layout and design, clear maps, and precise trip descriptions. With 55 rural, suburban, and urban trails spanning 630 miles, Rail-Trails Southeast covers Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee. Visit historic battlefields, see the world's largest cast-iron statue, travel through a gorge, and watch beavers and herons along the Southeast's historic rail-trails. Includes two-color maps for each trip and succinct directions.

• ASIN: 0899974260
• UPC: 719609974260
• ASIN: 0899974260
• ISBN: 0899974260
• Brand: Rails-to-trails (EDT)
• Manufacturer: Wilderness Press

The Backpacker's Field Manual, Revised and Updated: A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Backcountry Skills

When it was first published in 1998, The Backpacker's Field Manual set the standard for comprehensive backpacking books. Now exhaustively updated to offer a more complete view of backpacking today, it covers the latest developments in gear—such as Global Positioning Systems and ultralight hiking equipment—first aid, and Leave No Trace comping, and includes a chapter devoted to outdoor leadership resources and basics. Beginners and experienced hikers alike will find this book indispensable for trip planning strategies and also as a quick reference on the trail for:BACKCOUNTRY SKILLS—how t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1400053099
• ASIN: 1400053099
• ISBN: 1400053099
• Brand: Random House
• Size: One Size
• Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press

Hiking South Florida and the Keys: A Guide To 39 Great Walking And Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series)

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 h... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0762743557
• ASIN: 0762743557
• ISBN: 0762743557
• Manufacturer: Falcon Guides

Hiker's Guide to the Sunshine State (Wild Florida)

The definitive guide to more than 500 hiking trails in Florida that no enthusiast will want to be without.   Hikers in the Sunshine State may find themselves less than elevationally challenged, but what Florida trails lack in altitude, they make up for in habitat diversity. More than 80 different natural communities range across the state, from tropical gumbo limbo forests to open prairies and sand dunes, and a single brief hike can encompass any number of these environments. Avid hiker and author Sandra Friend presents the complete guide to over 500 hiking trails spread across Florida. The... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0813028582
• ASIN: 0813028582
• ISBN: 0813028582
• Brand: Brand: University Press of Florida
• Manufacturer: University Press of Florida

Hiking Trails of North Georgia

It is the summer of 1943 and America is at war. Day after day Hugh scans the Atlantic Ocean through his binoculars, looking for signs of enemy activity. It seems like a harmless way to spend time...but one day Hugh sees something in the water that looks like a periscope. Then one night he spots a light flashing from top of an abandoned beach house. Now Hugh is convinced that enemy soldiers have invaded the coastline!

• ASIN: 1561451274
• UPC: 765288512743
• ASIN: 1561451274
• ISBN: 1561451274
• Brand: PEACHTREE PUBLISHERS
• Manufacturer: Peachtree Pub Ltd

Return To Glow: A Pilgrimage of Transformation in Italy

In her early forties, Chandi Wyant’s world implodes in the wake of a divorce and traumatic illness. Determined to embrace life by following her heart, she sets out on Italy’s historic pilgrimage route, the Via Francigena, to walk for forty days to Rome. Weakened by her recent illness, she walks over the Apennines, through the valleys of Tuscany, and beside busy highways on her 425-kilometer trek equipped with a nineteen-pound pack, two journals, and three pens. Return to Glow chronicles this journey that is both profoundly spiritual and ruggedly adventuresome. As Chandi traverses this an... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0998463000
• ASIN: 0998463000
• ISBN: 0998463000
• Manufacturer: Chandi Wyant

Waterfalls of the Smokies

Waterfalls of the Smokies is a totally-revised and greatly-expanded, full-color guide to over 40 waterfalls in the Smokies. It includes maps, photographs, and detailed directions to each waterfall, including elevations and difficulty of hike. The handy pocket size features rounded corners and long-lasting sewn binding. Published by Great Smoky Mountains Association.

• ASIN: 0937207519
• ASIN: 0937207519
• ISBN: 0937207519
• Manufacturer: Great Smoky Mountains Association

White Mountain Guide : AMC's Comprehensive Guide to Hiking Trails in the White Mountain National Forest

Now in print for 110 years, hikers have relied on AMC's White Mountain Guide for two centuries. This guidebook is the most trusted resource for the hiking trails of the magnificent White Mountain National Forest

• UPC: 55491388
• Rating: 4.5

Maine Mountain Guide : Amc's Comprehensive Guide to the Hiking Trails of Maine, Featuring Baxter State Park and Acadia National Park

For more than half a century, the Appalachian Mountain Club's Maine Mountain Guide has been hikers' and backpackers' quintessential resource for trails in Maine's spectacular mountains. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated,

• UPC: 733362432

Great hiking trails of the world - hardcover: 9780847860937

FOREWORD INDIES Book of the Year Awards -- 2017 GOLD Winner for Nature A hiker's dream bucket list is embodied in this lavishly illustrated celebration of more than eighty of the world's most iconic trails.

• UPC: 55992528

The appalachian trail : celebrating america's hiking trail: 9780847839032

"In celebration of the Appalachian Trail's 75th anniversary, this official book-- published in association with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy-- documents the history, beauty, and significance of America's most iconic trail"--Jacket

• UPC: 20664014

John muir trail : the essential guide to hiking america's most famous trail - paperback: 9780899977362

Elizabeth Wenk's authoritative guide describes the 212-mile John Muir Trail, running from Yosemite Valley to the summit of Mt. Whitney. John Muir Trail provides all the necessary planning information, including up-to-date details on wilderness and

• UPC: 29457694
• Model: 102024

Wild Roads Washington : 80 Scenic Drives to Camping, Hiking Trails, and Adventures

Experience some serious road rave on these drives that take you to the most beautiful places in Washington State. Catch the best views of Mount Rainier at the end of the road to Sun Top;

• UPC: 17612753

America's Great Hiking Trails : Appalachian, Pacific Crest, Continental Divide, North Country, Ice Age, Potomac Heritage, Florida, Natchez Trace, Arizona, Pacific Northwest, New England

"The Partnership for the National Trails System

• UPC: 37282879

AMC's Best Day Hikes in Central Massachusetts : Four-Season Guide to 50 of the Best Trails, from Mount Holyoke to the Mohawk Trail

This brand-new title from the Appalachian Mountain Club is your indispensable guide to 50 of the best day hikes in central Massachusetts. Spotlighting the undersung region west of Boston and east of the Berkshires, this

• UPC: 230219871

AMC's Best Day Hikes Near Washington, D.C. : Four-Season Guide to 50 of the Best Trails in Maryland, Virginia, and the Nation's Capital

Fully revised and updated, this guide to 50 of the best hikes in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia that can be completed in less than a day. From the ancient rock faces of Calvert Cliffs

• UPC: 53850071

Amc's Best Day Hikes in Vermont : Four-Season Guide to 60 of the Best Trails in the Green Mountain State

With hundreds of miles of hiking trails stretching from the shores of Lake Champlain to the peaks of the spectacular Green Mountains to the southern woodlands, the picturesque state of Vermont is made for hikers.

• UPC: 563626818