North Face Miami FL

Activities: Hiking

Info:
State: Florida
Location: Everglades National Park
Length: One-Way: 1.6 miles
Trail type: Out and Back
Minimum Elevation: 0 feet
Maximum Elevation: 5 feet
Elevation Change: 5 feet
Best Season: Spring, Fall, Winter
Difficulty: Easy
Usage: Heavy

Description: The Snake Bight Trail heads south from the trailhead for 1.6 miles reaching the shore of Florida Bay. It is an easy walk through a tropical hardwood hammock. This is a good hike for bird watching, especially on the boardwalk at the end of the trail. Bicycles are permitted all the way to the boardwalk. About half way down the trail, you’ll see where Rowdy Bend Trail enters on the right. The Rowdy Bend Trail is a 2.6-mile route along an old roadbed through a thick buttonwood forest. It leads back to Main Park Road. This is a challenging bike loop by traveling Main Park Road back to Snake Bight Trail parking area.

Activities: Hiking

Info:
State: Florida
Location: Everglades National Park
Length: One-Way: 11 miles
Trail type: Out and Back
Minimum Elevation: 0 feet
Maximum Elevation: 5 feet
Elevation Change: 5 feet
Best Season: Spring, Fall, Winter
Difficulty: Moderate
Usage: Moderate

Description: There are more than 28 miles of connecting trails winding through the pine forest around Long Pine Key Campground. The first is the Long Pine Key Nature Trail is a continuous 7 mile trail that runs west from the campground to Pine Glades Lake along the main park road. It is open to hikers and bicyclists. The Old Ingraham Highway is also open to bicycles. It runs 11 miles south and west from near the Royal Palm Visitor Center and with two overnight campsites along the way. There have been reports of sightings of the endangered Florida panther in this area.

Activities: Hiking

Info:
State: Florida
Location: Everglades National Park
Length: Round Trip: 0.5 miles
Trail type: Loop
Minimum Elevation: 0 feet
Maximum Elevation: 5 feet
Elevation Change: 5 feet
Best Season: Spring, Fall, Winter
Difficulty: Easy
Usage: Heavy

Description: The Eco Pond Trail is a very short 0.5 mile looping walk to a freshwater pond. The trail is located across from the Flamingo Visitor Center on Main Park Road. The Eco Pond is a great area to view to a wide variety of wading birds, songbirds and other wildlife. You can frequently see alligators cruising the pond. Eco Pond has a ramped viewing platform that is often used by bird watchers at sunrise and sunset. Those are among the best times to take the stroll along this path and enjoy the wildlife.

Activities: Hiking

Info:
State: Florida
Location: Everglades National Park
Length: Round Trip: 0.5 miles
Trail type: Out and Back
Minimum Elevation: 0 feet
Maximum Elevation: 5 feet
Elevation Change: 5 feet
Trail Surface: Paved
Best Season: Spring, Fall, Winter
Difficulty: Easy
Usage: Heavy

Description: The Gumbo-Limbo Trail is a self-guided, paved trail that meanders through a shaded, jungle-like hammock of gumbo-limbo trees, royal palms, ferns and air plants. You’ll also see native orchids and long trailing woody vines reminding you of a lush Caribbean environment. This beautiful hammock is rather dense at times, inviting all types of swarming insects. You should apply bug spray. An interesting note about this paved, wheelchair accessible route is that you’ll see remains of the destruction done by Hurricane Andrew. Be sure to look for the sideways surviving gumbo-limbo trees that have sent out new roots. These tropical trees tend to be highly resilient.

Activities: Hiking

Info:
State: Florida
Location: Everglades National Park
Length: Round Trip: 2 miles
Trail type: Loop
Minimum Elevation: 0 feet
Maximum Elevation: 5 feet
Elevation Change: 5 feet
Best Season: Spring, Fall, Winter
Difficulty: Easy
Usage: Heavy

Description: The Bayshore Loop meanders along the shore of Florida Bay. From this trail, you can see remnants of a former outpost fishing village. Begin this hike at the Coastal Prairie Trailhead at the back of loop “C” in the Flamingo Campground. Veer left at the trail junction to access the bay. Many types of wading birds can be spotted fishing near the water’s edge.