For Florida hikers, vacationers, outdoor enthusiasts, and wildlife watchers who want to plan and execute their own adventures, this second edition of the popular guide-book will be indispensable. Molloy and Friend explore the trails of Florida to provide readers with an easy-to-use, accurate, and thorough guide to hiking in more than 2 million acres of federally owned wilderness. These areas contain some of the Sunshine State's most spectacular scenery. Illustrated with photographs by the authors, this guide describes every marked and maintained trail in Florida's national forests, parks, and preserves. Each description contains a profile of the path, detailing and rating its condition, length, and difficulty and describing the highlights and hazards of the trail. Profiles also give trailhead directions, trail connections, and hiking season information, followed by a running narrative describing what hikers can expect to see and experience on the trails. This updated edition covers large and small changes in the trails since 2000, most notably the new western corridor of the Florida Trail through Ocala National Forest and the storm-driven changes to the same trail at Gulf Island National Seashore and in Everglades National Park.

About the Author
Johnny Molloy is an outdoor writer and adventurer based in Knoxville, Tennessee. He has written 25 outdoor hiking, camping, and paddling books. Sandra Friend is a veteran Florida hiker and author of many outdoor guides.

Reviews
Not only does Molloy give clear, evocative descriptions of each trail, he provides distances, hazards, the best season to make the hike, and where to get maps.... This book should be in every hiker's backpack. - Outdoor Adventure ""A well-written guide to Florida's wild places [and] to the real side of Florida.... It would make any outdoor enthusiast want to get out and hike."" - Joan Hobson, vice president of trail maintenance, Florida Trail Association



Book Information
ISBN 9780813030623
Author Johnny Molloy
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint University Press of Florida
Publisher University Press of Florida
Weight(grams) 366g