Skip to main content

On-trail landmarks

Florida Trail landmarks and waypoints

50 named places in 41 trail sections, ordered by approximate route mile. Use the category filters on the permit map to see these same points in Map, 3D and Explore in 3D.

Open trail map and permitDataset and downloads

Section 1

Seashore

  1. Gulf Islands National Seashore / Santa Rosa Island

    ≈ MI 8.9

    ≈ 4 FT · 30.36715, -86.95108

    White-sand Gulf coast landscape

    Water
    Sources

  2. Navarre Beach / coastal dunes

    ≈ MI 25

    ≈ 5 FT · 30.37937, -86.86219

    Long open beach and dune ecosystem

    WaterLandscapes
    Sources

Section 2

Eglin West

  1. Eglin reservation longleaf pine

    ≈ MI 44.6

    Large intact military-managed pine ecosystem

    Landscapes
    Sources

Section 3

Eglin North

  1. Alaqua Creek / ravines

    ≈ MI 91

    Clearwater stream and steep Panhandle ravines

    Water
    Sources

Section 4

Eglin East

  1. Yellow River / wetland crossings

    ≈ MI 128.6

    ≈ 36 FT · 30.67986, -86.66417

    Major Panhandle river system

    Water
    Sources

Section 5

Nokuse

  1. Nokuse Plantation

    ≈ MI 159

    Large private conservation restoration project

    Landscapes
    Sources

Section 6

Pinelog

  1. Pine Log State Forest

    ≈ MI 196.4

    Florida's oldest state forest

    Landscapes
    Sources

Section 7

Econfina Creek

  1. Econfina Creek

    ≈ MI 230.4

    ≈ 99 FT · 30.54616, -85.44846

    Clear water, steep banks and springs

    Water
    Sources

Section 8

Chipola

  1. Chipola River

    ≈ MI 267.9

    ≈ 34 FT · 30.53296, -85.16455

    Clear river with karst springs

    Water
    Sources

Section 9

Apalachicola West

  1. Apalachicola National Forest savannas

    ≈ MI 298.2

    Wet pine savannas and biodiversity

    Landscapes
    Sources

Section 10

Apalachicola East

  1. Bradwell Bay Wilderness

    ≈ MI 342.8

    One of the FT's most notorious wet wilderness sections

    WaterLandscapes
    Sources

Section 11

St. Marks–Aucilla

  1. St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

    ≈ MI 367.8

    Salt marsh, wildlife and Gulf views

    Water
    Sources

  2. Aucilla River sinks

    ≈ MI 382.9

    River repeatedly disappears underground

    Water
    Sources

Section 12

Econfina River

  1. Econfina River

    ≈ MI 412.5

    Wild north Florida river

    Water
    Sources

Section 13

Ellaville

  1. Suwannee River confluence country

    ≈ MI 446.5

    Major river junction region

    WaterHistory & culture
    Sources

Section 14

Suwannee River

  1. Suwannee River bluffs

    ≈ MI 473.2

    Long scenic riverbank hiking

    Water
    Sources

  2. Big Shoals

    ≈ MI 487.5

    Largest whitewater rapids in Florida

    Water
    Sources

Section 15

Osceola

  1. Osceola National Forest

    ≈ MI 517.9

    Pine flatwoods and wetlands

    Landscapes
    Sources

Section 16

Olustee

  1. Olustee Battlefield area

    ≈ MI 555.3

    Civil War battlefield landscape

    History & culture
    Sources

Section 17

Camp Blanding

  1. Camp Blanding / sandhill country

    ≈ MI 589.2

    Dry ridge-and-lake terrain

    Landscapes
    Sources

Section 18

Goldhead–Etonia

  1. Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park

    ≈ MI 619.6

    Deep ravine and sandhill lakes

    Water
    Sources

  2. Etoniah Creek State Forest

    ≈ MI 634

    Sandhills and creek valleys

    Landscapes
    Sources

Section 19

Ocala North

  1. Juniper Springs

    ≈ MI 650

    Major clear spring

    Water
    Sources

  2. Ocala National Forest scrub

    ≈ MI 662.5

    Unique Florida scrub ecosystem

    Landscapes
    Sources

Section 20

Ocala South

  1. Alexander Springs

    ≈ MI 689.3

    ≈ 27 FT · 29.08027, -81.57813

    Large first-magnitude spring

    Water
    Sources

  2. Lake Clearwater / Paisley area

    ≈ MI 704.3

    Classic Ocala lake country

    WaterLandscapes
    Sources

Section 21

Cassia

  1. Seminole State Forest

    ≈ MI 733.9

    Flatwoods, swamps and blackwater creeks

    WaterLandscapes
    Sources

Section 22

Lake Jesup

  1. Lake Jesup / St. Johns basin

    ≈ MI 767.9

    Broad central Florida wetland basin

    Water
    Sources

Section 23

Tosohatchee

  1. Tosohatchee WMA

    ≈ MI 803.5

    St. Johns River floodplain

    Landscapes
    Sources

Section 24

Bull Creek

  1. Bull Creek WMA

    ≈ MI 839.2

    Remote central Florida wetlands

    WaterLandscapes
    Sources

Section 25

Cross Florida Greenway East

  1. Santos / Cross Florida Greenway

    ≈ MI 873.2

    Former Cross Florida Barge Canal corridor

    Landscapes
    Sources

Section 26

Cross Florida Greenway West

  1. Withlacoochee River crossing

    ≈ MI 914.3

    Major west-central river

    Water
    Sources

Section 27

Citrus

  1. Citrus Wildlife Management Area

    ≈ MI 946.5

    Rolling dry uplands

    Landscapes
    Sources

Section 28

Croom

  1. Croom Tract / Withlacoochee State Forest

    ≈ MI 980.4

    One of Florida's hillier trail sections

    Landscapes
    Sources

Section 29

Richloam–Green Swamp West

  1. Green Swamp

    ≈ MI 1019.6

    Headwaters region for several major rivers

    Water
    Sources

Section 30

Green Swamp East

  1. Green Swamp Wilderness Preserve

    ≈ MI 1055.3

    Large protected wetland mosaic

    Water
    Sources

Section 31

Reedy Creek

  1. Reedy Creek headwaters

    ≈ MI 1089.2

    Wet prairie and cypress systems

    Water
    Sources

Section 32

Upper Kissimmee

  1. Kissimmee River headwaters

    ≈ MI 1125

    Transition into south-central ranch country

    WaterLandscapes
    Sources

  2. Kissimmee River

    ≈ MI 1126.8

    Major river restoration corridor

    WaterLandscapes
    Sources

Section 33

Three Lakes

  1. Three Lakes WMA

    ≈ MI 1159

    Expansive prairie and pine islands

    Landscapes
    Sources

Section 35

Highlands–Okeechobee

  1. Kissimmee Prairie Preserve

    ≈ MI 1228.6

    Vast treeless prairie and dark skies

    Landscapes
    Sources

Section 36

Okeechobee North

  1. Lake Okeechobee north rim

    ≈ MI 1269.6

    Views across the giant freshwater lake

    Water
    Sources

Section 37

Okeechobee West

  1. Lake Okeechobee west levee

    ≈ MI 1305.3

    Long exposed levee walk

    Water
    Sources

Section 38

Okeechobee East

  1. Lake Okeechobee east levee

    ≈ MI 1341

    Canals, farms and lake views

    Water
    Sources

Section 39

Okeechobee South

  1. Clewiston / Herbert Hoover Dike

    ≈ MI 1376.8

    ≈ 17 FT · 26.75424, -80.93368

    Historic sugar-region lake town and dike

    Towns & resupply
    Sources

Section 40

Seminole

  1. Seminole / Big Cypress transition

    ≈ MI 1410.8

    Everglades-edge wetland country

    WaterHistory & cultureLandscapes
    Sources

Section 41

Big Cypress North

  1. Big Cypress National Preserve

    ≈ MI 1441.1

    Cypress strands and wet-season water

    WaterLandscapes
    Sources

  2. Oasis Visitor Center area

    ≈ MI 1453.6

    Common Big Cypress access point

    Water
    Sources

Section 42

Big Cypress South

  1. Cypress domes and marl prairies

    ≈ MI 1480.4

    Signature South Florida wetland mosaic

    WaterLandscapes
    Sources

  2. Tamiami Trail / southern terminus region

    ≈ MI 1493.6

    Southern endpoint region

    Junctions & access
    Sources