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CREW Bird Rookery Swamp Trail

Local route19 km · 12 miBest Nov–Mar

Next nearby hike: Purple Bromeliad Loop 2.3 mi · 3.6 kmExplore Florida →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Nov–Mar · highs 23–26 °C (73–79 °F)

  1. J23°14°45
  2. F24°15°54
  3. M26°17°62
  4. A28°18°63
  5. M31°21°81
  6. J31°24°262
  7. J31°24°252
  8. A31°24°250
  9. S30°24°217
  10. O29°21°92
  11. N26°18°50
  12. D24°15°40

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

A 1,400-ft boardwalk leading to a pond with abundant wildlife. Alligators, wading birds, otters, songbirds, wildflowers, air plants, and more can be seen throughout the trail. Though elevated, the trail may be seasonally wet.

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
19 km · 12 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
16 km · 10 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
5.0 km NW of Orangetree (Collier County, Florida) · GeoNames
Best months
Nov–Mar
Country
United States of America
Region
Florida
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
CREW Land & Water Trust
Route centre
26.3343, -81.6312
Route start
26.3120, -81.6339
OpenStreetMap
relation 21478387
Official info
crewtrust.org/bird-rookery-swamp-trail/
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.

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