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Alafia River South Prong

Trail19 km · 11 miBest Nov–Mar

Next nearby hike: Alafia Rver State Park Trail 2.1 mi · 3.4 kmExplore Florida →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Nov–Mar · highs 21–25 °C (70–77 °F)

  1. J21°11°64
  2. F23°13°72
  3. M25°14°94
  4. A28°17°62
  5. M31°20°72
  6. J32°23°217
  7. J32°24°205
  8. A31°24°220
  9. S31°23°193
  10. O28°20°65
  11. N25°16°54
  12. D22°13°65

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Alafia River South Prong is a trail in Florida, United States of America, about 19 km (11 mi) in length. It lies about 9.3 km southeast of Fish Hawk. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Nov–Mar.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
19 km · 11 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Nearest town
9.3 km SE of Fish Hawk (Hillsborough County, Florida) · GeoNames
Best months
Nov–Mar
Country
United States of America
Region
Florida
Continent
North America
Route centre
27.8210, -82.1289
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Alafia Rver State Park Trail

2.1 mi · 3.4 km · Florida

Alafia River Greenway Trail

3.0 mi · 4.8 km · Florida

Alafia River Corridor Trail

3.0 mi · 4.8 km · Florida

Blue Loop

10 mi · 16 km · Florida

North (Red) Loop

10 mi · 17 km · Florida

Fort Fraser Trail

18 mi · 29 km · Florida

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