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Ocala
National Forest
Ocala, FL-Includes:
Ocala North, Ocala
South, Lake Eaton
Sinkhole. The 360,000-acre
Ocala National Forest
was the first designated
national forest east
of the Mississippi
River. The Big Scrub,
as it is affectionately
known, is the world’s
largest stand of sand
pine scrub forest
Hiking
Trails |
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Copyright M. Timothy
O'Keefe Published
by Falcon Publishing.
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Withlacoochee
State Forest
Brooksville, FL-Includes:
Citrus Hiking Trail,
Croom Tract, Hog Island
Trail, Richloam Tract,
Withlacoochee Nature
Trails. Many of the
major battles of the
Second Seminole Indian
War took place on
these 113,431 acres.
The state forest is
divided into the Citrus,
Croom, and Richloam
tracts, with extensions
of the Florida Trail
passing through each.
Hiking
Trails |
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Copyright M. Timothy
O'Keefe Published
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Sugar
Loaf Mountain Challenge
Mount Dora, FL-Rising
to the grand elevation
of 310 feet, Sugar
Loaf affords a panoramic
view of glistening
Lake Apopka and various
smaller lakes. Citrus
groves of orange and
grapefruit trees,
sprawling ranch houses
and marinas await
you. Terrain: flat
to rolling hills.
Hiking
Trails |
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Copyright Elizabeth
& Charles Skinner
Published by The Globe
Pequot Press. All
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Alexander
Springs Campground
Umatilla, FL- Alexander
Springs is clearly
worth preserving,
an oasis in the forest,
one of the outstanding
physical features
of central Florida.
Hiking
Trails |
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Copyright Johnny Molloy
Published by Menasha
Ridge Press. All Rights
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Markham
Park
Fort Lauderdale, FL-This
Broward County park
has an off-road double-
and singletrack trail
system that makes
three loops over a
total distance of
approximately seven
miles. Two novice
loops stay mainly
on the flat, doubletrack
service roads along
the shores of the
park's lakes. The
intermediate route
climbs the hills and
knolls found on the
singletrack Hiking
Trails.
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Copyright Steve Jones
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Rock
Springs Run State
Reserve
Orlando, FL-This 12-mile
loop east of the confluence
of Rock Springs Run
with the Wekiva River
owes its beginnings
to the Florida Freewheelers
bicycle club. And,
as you might guess
with a custom-designed
trail, some of the
singletrack gets a
bit technical. Hiking
Trails |
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Copyright Steve Jones
Published by Menasha
Ridge Press. All Rights
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Blackwater
River State Forest
Milton, FL-Includes:
Jackson Red Ground
Trail, Sweetwater
Trail. The largest
of the Florida state
forests, Blackwater
River seems more like
Georgia than Florida.
The terrain is hilly,
the soil is red, and
the stands of longleaf
pines here are among
the finest in the
United States. Hiking
Trails |
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Copyright M. Timothy
O'Keefe Published
by Falcon Publishing.
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Oleta
River State Park
Miami, FL-: North
of Miami, the Oleta
River drains a portion
of the Everglades
into Biscayne Bay.
Between these two
bodies of water, over
six miles of trail
have been developed
for whoever chooses
to roll off-road:
slightly more than
a mile of expert singletrack,
a half-mile of intermediate
singletrack, almost
three miles of novice
singletrack, and more
than two miles of
paved pathway Hiking
Trails |
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Copyright Steve Jones
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Quiet
Waters Park
Pompano Beach, FL-The
singletrack loop inside
this popular Broward
county park was designed
and built months before
it was officially
recognized by park
officials in September
1996. As a result,
the pirate rides on
this technical loop
of 5.5 miles created
a reputation too good
for area bikers to
resist. Hiking
Trails |
©
Copyright Steve Jones
Published by Menasha
Ridge Press. All Rights
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Kissimmee
River National Scenic
Trail
Lake Wales, FL-Here
is some of the most
remote hiking available
in Florida. The trail
parallels the Kissimmee
River, which is natural
in some parts and
essentially a man-made
canal in others. The
river is now being
restored to its original
channel. Wildlife
is relatively abundant
in this remote region.
Hiking
Trails |
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Copyright M. Timothy
O'Keefe Published
by Falcon Publishing.
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North American wonders reach from from the lofty peaks
of the Cascade Mountain range to the watery paradise of Florida's Everglades.
The South American natural forces can be witnessed in
countless forms--you'll find them cascading over the Devil's Throat of
the Iguazu Falls, flooding Llanos grasslands.
The Australian Great Barrier Reef stretches to Papua
New Guinea, while New Zealand's Tongariro volcano towers above waves of
rugged hills.
The African Congo Basin is a network of swamps and emerald
forests as diverse as the four counterpoints it unifies. The European
and Middle Eastern natural histories include building castles on its rocky
peaks, painting frescoes in its caves, trading through its passes, and
perishing at its mercy.
The European and Middle Eastern natural
histories include building castles on its rocky peaks, painting frescoes
in its caves, trading through its passes, and perishing at its mercy.
The dual Asian power of nature is demonstrated through
the elements at play in Asia. Fire-spewing volcanoes raise new lands from
their summits.Ocean-worlds house water-kingdoms. Finally earth-bound and
sky-stretching mountains--figures of inspiration.
The Polar Regions are an icy wilderness where the frozen
fingertips of polar icecaps feel their way across stretches of land and
water, the Arctic and Antarctic form the polar regions of our globe.
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