Sandra Friend, John Keatley

Five-Star Trails: Gainesville & Ocala (eBook, ePUB)

Your Guide to the Area's Most Beautiful Hikes

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

While polar opposites in many ways - hip college town versus retiree mecca - both Gainesville and Ocala, only 35 miles apart, share a love of the outdoors. Student clubs from the University of Florida hike the same trails as Volksmarch groups from the Villages, enjoying wilderness immersion in the Ocala National Forest and scrambles on rugged terrain along the Cross Florida Greenway. With several hundred miles of trails throughout the region to choose from, Five-Star Trails: Gainesville & Ocala helps you find the best. Authored by Florida hiking expert and long-time Ocala resident Sandra Friend, with 40-year Eagle Scout and Florida Trail Association life member John Keatley, this handy guide provides a fresh perspective on the region's ever-expanding array of hiking trails. Find urban places for reflection like Sholom Park, a carefully manicured woodlands in a retirement community, and Bivens Arm Nature Park, surrounding a marsh in Gainesville; both feature inspirational quotes and places to relax along their trails. Explore the vast longleaf pine flatwoods of the Ocala National Forest on the Florida Trail near Lake Delancy and the shady swamp forests of Goethe State Forest along the Big Cypress Trail. See more alligators than you've ever seen in your life in the home of the Gators along the La Chua Trail at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park. Covering more than 35 hikes across a three-county region, all within an hour's drive of either city, Five-Star Trails: Gainesville & Ocala gives you a reason to get outdoors now. Hikes are rated and highlighted according to their strengths from five perspectives: scenery, trail conditions, good for children, difficulty, and solitude. Author recommendations for best hikes in other categories - including wildlife watching, ancient trees, Florida Trail segments, geology, kid-friendly, and dog-friendly hikes - make it easy to choose an adventure at a glance. Add in Sandra Friend's extensive knowledge of habitats, wildlife, wildflowers, and local history, and you'll be glad to have Five-Star Trails: Gainesville & Ocala as your guide to exploring the region's outdoors.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Menasha Ridge Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780897326155
• Artikelnr.: 40143759

Autorenporträt

An avid outdoors enthusiast, Sandra Friend is known beyond her books for keeping up with the cutting edge of online communications. She owns and manages the popular hiking website FloridaHikes.com and is now working on her 28th book.

A native of Rockledge, FL, and a member of the Florida Outdoor Writers Association John Keatley grew up along the Space Coast and spent most of his youth in the woods or on the water. While preparing for a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail he met Sandra, and they have been hiking and writing together ever since. They live in Sanford, FL.

Inhaltsangabe

Overview Map
Overview Map Key
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Preface
Recommended Hikes
Introduction
GAINESVILLE & VICINITY
1. Alfred A. Ring Park
2. Barr Hammock Preserve
3. Bivens Arm Nature Park
4. Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park
5. John Mahon Nature Park
6. Loblolly Woods Nature Park
7. Longleaf Flatwoods Reserve
8. Mill Creek Preserve
9. Morningside Nature Center
10. Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park: La Chua Trail
11. Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park: Wacahoota Trail
12. Prairie Creek Preserve
13. San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park: Moonshine Creek Trails
14. San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park: North Hiking Trails
15. San Felasco Park
16. Sweetwater Preserve
17. Tuscawilla Preserve
18. University of Florida NATL Nature Trails
19. Watermelon Pond Preserve
OCALA NATIONAL FOREST
20. Davenport Landing Trail
21. Florida Trail: Pat's Island to Hidden Pond
22. Florida Trail: Rodman to Lake Delancy
23. Juniper Springs Nature Trail
24. Lake Eaton Trails
25. Salt Springs Observation Trail
CROSS FLORIDA GREENWAY
26. Florida Trail: Pruitt
27. Florida Trail: Santos
28. Florida Trail: Southwest 49th Avenue to Land Bridge
29. Land Bridge Loop
30. Marshall Swamp Trail
OCALA & VICINITY
31. Carney Island Recreation & Conservation Area
32. Goethe State Forest: Big Cypress Trail
33. Goethe State Forest: Buck Island Pond Trail
34. Ocklawaha Prairie Restoration Area
35. Rainbow Springs State Park: Sandhill Nature Trail
36. Sholom Park
37. Silver Springs State Park: River Trails
38. Silver Springs State Park: Sandhill and Sinkhole Trails
APPENDIXES
Appendix A: Outdoor Retailers
Appendix B: Map Resources
Appendix C: Hiking Clubs
Index
About the Authors
Map Legend