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Best Florida rail trails
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Blackwater Heritage State Trail
An 8.1-mile paved rail-trail through the historic Panhandle town of Milton, crossing creek bridges and passing native wildflowers before connecting to the Navy's Military Heritage Trail at Whiting Field.
8.1 milesPavedPoint to pointRail trail
Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail
More than 90 paved miles of multi-use trail along a planned 106-mile corridor from Key Largo to Key West, following the historic Flagler Railroad and crossing 23 of its century-old bridges over open water.
90 milesPavedPoint to pointRail trail
Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail
A 16-mile paved rail-trail stretching from Gainesville's Boulware Springs Park through Paynes Prairie Preserve to Hawthorne, threading wetlands, prairies, and former railroad history through north-central Florida.
16 milesPavedPoint to pointRail trail
General James A. Van Fleet State Trail
A dead-straight 29-mile paved rail-trail through the remote Green Swamp in central Florida, offering a rare backcountry corridor far from urban noise.
29 milesPavedPoint to pointRail trail
Nature Coast State Trail
A 32-mile paved rail-trail across the heart of Florida's Nature Coast, crossing the Suwannee River on a signature 1,000-foot boardwalk and threading small towns, cypress swamps, and open ranch country between Chiefland and Trenton.
32 milesPavedPoint to pointRail trail
Palatka-to-Lake Butler State Trail
A paved 47-mile rail-trail through north-central Florida farm country, pine flatwoods, and small towns between Palatka and Lake Butler, offering one of the most continuous paved stretches in the state.
47 milesPavedPoint to pointRail trail
Palatka-to-St. Augustine State Trail
A 19-mile paved rail-trail linking Putnam and St. Johns counties through agricultural landscapes and small historic communities, forming a key segment of the 260-mile St. Johns River to Sea Loop.
19 milesPavedPoint to pointRail trail
Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail
Florida's first paved rail-trail: 16 smooth miles from the state capital to the Gulf Coast town of St. Marks on a corridor that carried cotton to textile mills since the 1830s.
16 milesPavedPoint to pointRail trail
Withlacoochee State Trail
At about 46 paved miles, one of Florida's longest rail-trails, running through Citrus, Hernando, and Pasco counties past the Withlacoochee State Forest, small towns, and open country.
46 milesPavedPoint to point