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Florida Forever Green Swamp Trail / Withlacoochee River Headwaters Trail

Trail7.0 km · 4.3 miBest Nov–Mar

Next nearby hike: General James A Van Fleet State Trail 3.6 mi · 5.9 kmExplore Florida →

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Best time to hike

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

  1. J21°11°70
  2. F23°12°72
  3. M25°14°96
  4. A28°16°63
  5. M31°19°77
  6. J32°23°217
  7. J32°23°204
  8. A32°23°214
  9. S30°23°178
  10. O28°19°70
  11. N25°15°52
  12. D22°12°71

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

Florida Forever Green Swamp Trail / Withlacoochee River Headwaters Trail is a trail of about 7.0 km (4.3 mi) in Florida, United States of America. It lies about 16 km northwest of Polk City. It connects with General James A Van Fleet State Trail.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
7.0 km · 4.3 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
Unknown
Data from
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Designation
Florida
Nearest town
16 km NW of Polk City (Polk County, Florida) · GeoNames
Connects to
General James A Van Fleet State Trail (National Recreation Trail) (at its start or end)
Best months
Nov–Mar
Country
United States of America
Region
Florida
Continent
North America
Route centre
28.3031, -81.9187
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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distance from the trail centre

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Florida Forever Green Swamp Trail / Withilochee Corridor Trail

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