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Florida National Scenic Trail

Trail8.3 km · 5.2 miBest Oct–Apr

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Best time to hike

Best months: Oct–Apr · highs 19–27 °C (66–81 °F)

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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

About 8.3 km (5.2 mi) long, Florida National Scenic Trail is a trail in Florida, United States of America. It lies about 12 km west of Palatka. It connects with Cross Florida Greenway North Connector.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length: 8.3 km · 5.2 mi (agency length field)
Source: USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by: Private
Data from: Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Designation: Florida
Place: Florida National Scenic (grouped by trail name)
Nearest town: 12 km W of Palatka (Putnam County, Florida) · GeoNames
Connects to: Cross Florida Greenway North Connector (National Scenic Trail: Florida) (at its start or end)
Best months: Oct–Apr
Country: United States of America
Region: Florida
Continent: North America
Route centre: 29.6273, -81.7495

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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