About
Length (round trip)14 mi
ShapeOut-and-Back
DifficultyModerate
Elevation gain10 ft up
Typical time7 hr
TrailheadLong Pine Key campground
SurfaceLimestone roadbed and pine duff
Best seasonDecember through April - the dry season. Summer means heat, daily storms, flooded trails and relentless mosquitoes.
DogsNot allowed
What you'll see 🌼 Wildflowers🦌 Wildlife🌲 Old growth🚲 Bikes

Cutting across shrubby pineland forest, this wide, rocky trail winds from Long Pine Key Rd west over 7miles (11km) to Pine Glades Lake through the heart of the Everglades rarest ecosystem. Birds, bugs, and blossoms abound along palmetto lined corridors of South Florida slash pines. Aside from seasonal washout zones through waterlogged prairie, the trail is dominated by dry, exposed limestone dotted with shallow pools. At the trails end by main park road, waterfowl, fish, and reptiles frequent the shores of Pine Glades Lake.

Tips
A network rather than a single path - carry the trail map, because the junctions are not all signed. The rarest plants in the park grow in these pinelands.
Location

Long Pine Key campground

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