1.1.2026 Tom O'ski's 6th Annual Tucker Hill New Year's Day "C" loop hike

Mark your calendars!

Start your 2026 trip around the sun off right with a New Year’s Day hike and a visit to the "Hidden Jewel"!

New Year's Day "C" loop trail hike. Meet at parking lot next to the Tucker Hill Fire Tower. $2.00 day use fee that can only be paid online before or after the hike.

Withlacoochee State Forest website lists hiking trail distances as: A Loop is 7.39 miles; B Loop is 8.97 miles; C Loop is 8.09 miles. This is a moderate hike with some elevation changes and sections of sandy trail. Please plan according to your abilities.

I'll be at the trailhead at 8:30 a.m. to start welcoming hikers. We will be stepping out on the trail ASAP but no later than 9:00 a.m.

I will be having lunch at Coney Island Drive-Inn in Brooksville after the hike. Please join me!
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Make sure to:
wear proper hiking footwear and clothing.
adequate quantity of water. 1 liter/quart required. 2 liters/quarts recommended.
bug spray/sunscreen.
food/snacks.

(813) 376-5040 day of the hike.

Tucker Hill Day Use Area information weblinks. http://floridanaturecoast.org/County/Hernando/TuckerHill/TuckerHill.aspx#:~:text=The%20Tucker%20Hill%20day%20use%20area%20of%20Withlacoochee,bicyclists%20at%20the%20entrance%20to%20the%20hiking%20trailheads

YOUR RSVP TO ATTEND A "SUNCOAST OUTDOORS " SPONSORED EVENT IS YOUR EXPRESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING AND UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF FULL PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR ALL ASSOCIATED RISKS.
Possible risks from participation include, but are not limited to:
Injury from a trip & fall, venomous snakes, stinging insects, venomous spiders, wildlife encounters, heat stroke, noxious vegetation, weather related injury, insect or airborne transmissible virus and disease, smoke inhalation, wildfire, falling trees.
This list is not all inclusive.