8th Annual Hike Across Marion County

With the sponsorship of Munroe Regional Medical Center’s Prestige 55 Program and Marion Counties Office of Greenways and Trails, it’s time to lace up your boots for the 8th annual Hike Across Marion County with an exploration of the Florida Trail.

Kicking off this years hike will be Florida Wildlife Commissions Andrea Boliek. Andrea is a Florida Black Bear expert and always gives an excellent presentation about bears and their habitat in the Big Scrub. Special guest hikers to be announced including members of the Office of Greenways and Trails and Munroe Regional Medical Center.

Here’s the full schedule of upcoming events

Date Trailhead Featuring Distance
January 26 Old Hunt Station to FR 67 Andrea Boliek 4.4 miles
February 2 Route 314 to FR 67 4.5 miles
February 9 Marshall Swamp to Baseline David Bowman OGT 5 miles
February 16 Baseline to Santos Prestige 55 4.5 miles
February 23 Santos to Landbridge Mickey Thomason 7 miles
March 2 Landbridge to 49th Ave David Bowman 4.5 miles
March 9 49th Ave to Ross Prairie 6 miles
March 16 Ross Prairie to Pruitt Chris McKendree 7 miles

To join the group on any of these hikes, meet at 8:30 AM each Saturday morning at the Santos Campground off US 441, and the group will carpool from there. Enjoy exploring the wild places Ocala has to offer!

For more information visit the Florida Trail web site at www.floridatrail.org or call Bob Jones at 352-347-5716 for more details about this activity. For additional local hiking information contact the Office of Greenways and Trails at 352-236-7143

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