About
Length0.4 mi
ShapeLoop
DifficultyEasy
Elevation gain5 ft up
Typical time15 min
TrailheadRoyal Palm, four miles from the main entrance
SurfacePaved
Best seasonDecember through April - the dry season. Summer means heat, daily storms, flooded trails and relentless mosquitoes.
DogsNot allowed
What you'll see 🦌 Wildlife🌲 Old growth

The Gumbo-Limbo trail is a self-guided, paved trail meandering through a shaded, jungle-like hardwood hammock. In the hammock, hardwood trees such as oaks and gumbo limbos form a dense canopy overhead. Look for majestic royal palms, ferns, and air plants such as bromeliads. You may hear or see birds such as warblers, barred owls, or catbirds. Look closely and you may spot a liguus tree snail, the jewel of the hardwood hammock, on the bark of the trees. As the trail passes a pond, look closely and you may see an alligator camouflaging amongst the vegetation. The trail is wheelchair accessible and is 0.4 miles (600 meters) round trip.

Tips
The gumbo-limbo is the red peeling tree locals call the tourist tree. Paved and shaded, so it is the one to walk when the Anhinga Trail is too hot.
Location

Royal Palm, four miles from the main entrance

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