Hike Sabal Palm Trail Loop

The Picayune Strand State Forest is in the heart of the Big Cypress Basin and is Florida’s 4th largest state forest at 74,000 acres. We will hike 3.5 miles through part of the western section off of Sabal Palm Road – just minutes from Collier Boulevard. The hike will be in flat pinewoods with cypress trees in areas with a slightly lower elevation. Portions of the trail may be wet so hikers should be prepared to wade up to 2 inches in places.

A $2.00 day pass for Forest admission is available at https://floridastateforests.reserveamerica.com/
Scroll down to Florda State Forest Day Use Fee and follow instructions. Keep the receipt. You can also use your cell phone to scan a link on the entrance to the trail on the day of the hike

After hiking the figure 8 Trail Walker Loop, we can have lunch at the trailhead picnic pavilion- then a stop at the highly recommended South Naples Citrus Grove on the way out on Sabal Palm Road for great vegetables and citrus.

Skillset: Hike 3.5 miles. Trail may be wet in parts if it has rained recently.
Activity Level: Moderate
Rain cancels. Will send notice.
Porta-Jon Rest Room at Trail Head

What to Bring:
2 liters water, hat, a light lunch or snack, bug spray, sunscreen and a change of dry socks and shoes in your car for the ride home.

Optional: Hiking stick and binoculars.

Links:
An online map of the trail:

https://www.fdacs.gov/content/download/4827/file/Picayune_sabal_palm.pdf

Naples Citrus Grove Site

http://www.naplescitrus.com/

Florida Trail Association (http://www.floridatrail.org/)
Amblers on Meetup (https://www.meetup.com/Alligator-Amblers/)