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Lyonia PreserveNowhere else in Florida will you get as up close and personal with Florida scrub-jays as along the 2.5 miles of loop trails through the scrublands of Lyonia Preserve. The hilly terrain (rising up to 50 feet above sea level) provides challenging hiking with great views across the wetlands and forests of the preserve.
Directions: From I-4 Exit 114 drive 2.5 miles south on SR 472 to Providence Blvd; turn right. Continue 0.7 miles to Eustace Ave., and turn right. The entrance and parking for the preserve is shared with the Deltona Public Library. Free
Kratzert Tract, Lake Monroe Conservation AreaThis property features 4.5 miles of hiking trails, with a primitive campsite set in a palm hammock near Lake Monroe. The trails wander through dense hammocks of tall cabbage palms decked in ferns, with meandering tannic sand-bottomed streams flowing towards the lake.
Directions: From SR 46 east of Sanford, follow SR 415 north for 2.5 miles. Turn left onto Reed Elllis Rd. Continue 0.6 miles to the trailhead parking on the left. Hunting permitted. Free. |
Spring Hammock Preserve [FT]*This enchanting preserve along Lake Jesup, is home to some of Florida’s oldest cypress trees. More than 5.2 miles of trail, including part of the Florida Trail, meanders through palm hammocks, pine flatwoods, and floodplain forest. Kids will love the Mud Walk. There is an on-site education center and natural history museum with environmental programs. Nearby, on the Big Tree Park site, stands a majestic 3,500-year-old cypress tree that is one of the world’s largest known living cypress trees.Directions: From US17-92 just north of the city of Longwood, go east 0.6 miles on SR 419 to the Soldier’s Creek Park entrance on the left. Enter the gates and park on the right. Start at the “Pine Woods Trail” sign to access the trail system. Big Tree Park is located west of 17-92 on General Hutchison Parkway, just north of Longwood. Free. For informational programs at the education center, Call 407-320-0467 or 407-349-3048.
Lake Jesup Wilderness AreaA 2.7-mile trail system provides access to this lakeside wilderness, where you can slosh through wetlands and along a canal en route to a high and dry palm-lined berm that was once used for flood control.
Directions: From I-4 exit 98 follow Lake Mary Blvd. east past SR 417 to Sanford Ave. Turn right, go to the end of the road, which enters the park. Free. |
Little-Big Econ State Forest [FT]*Rated one of America’s top family friendly trails, the Florida Trail along the Little-Big Econ Trail takes you on a 4.6 miles (each way) scenic riverside hike through pristine wetlands and ancient forests of giant oaks and cypress. Wildlife is abundant along the Econlockhatchee River, a stunningly beautiful Florida Outstanding Waterway.
Directions: From downtown Oviedo, follow SR 426 east past Lockwood Rd. to Barr St. Turn right and park in the grassy parking area on the left for the designated trailhead. Fee.
Econ River Wilderness Areaour loop trails totaling 4 miles traverse vast pine flatwoods and shady oak hammocks en route to the floodplain forests of the Econlockhatchee River.
Directions: From the intersection of ST 434 (Alafaya Trail) and SR 50 near the Univ. of Central Florida, drive north on SR 434 and turn right on E. McCulloch Rd. Drive 2 miles and turn left on Old Lockwood Rd. The trail-head is on the right. Free
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