Florida’s landscape is a marvel of diversity, and Central Florida is its pinnacle. Footpaths range throughsalt marshes, river floodplains, and along coastaldunes and beaches. Trails pass through desert-likescrub islands, jungle-like hydric hammocks, anddeep, dark bayous. There’s no better way to take inthis natural world than by walking it.Ranging from 1 to 43 miles in length, each hikeincludes mile-by-mile directions, a topographic map,and information on hike duration, mileage, and trailconditions. This new edition includes 20 new placesto explore, from hidden urban gems like the CircleBar B Ranch in Lakeland and Ponce Preserve in Daytona Beach to the quiet rural landscapes of CatfishCreek State Park and Chinsegut Hill. Old standardslike Tenoroc, Disney Wilderness Preserve, and SilverRiver State Park have been revisited and updated tokeep you informed of changes in their trail systems.