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Length: 18.7 mile loop, 3.9 mile connector From SR 17 in Frostproof, follow N Lake Reedy Rd east 3.3 miles to Lake Arbuckle Rd. Turn right and continue to Ruck’s Dairy Rd. Cross cement bridge to enter gate. The south gate is 8 miles east of Avon Park along SR 64. The loops lead through moderately rolling hills with pine forests, prairies, wetlands, scrub, and marshy lakeshore along the west side of Lake Arbuckle.
 The Arbuckle Tract of Lake Wales Ridge State Forest has trails for everyone, no matter whether you prefer backpacking or day hiking. Accessed most easily via the Paula Dockery Trail on Rucks Dairy Road, the orange-blazed 18.7-mile outer loop of the Reedy Creek Trail, perfect for a weekend of backpacking, winds along Reedy Creek and Lake Arbuckle, and offers three designated primitive campsites.
The Lake Godwin Trail runs 3.9 linear miles across the preserve to break the larger loop in half, and the 2.7-mile Kellerman Trail connects CR 64 with the Hidden Hammock primitive campsite.
The best way to sample the Arbuckle Tract is to walk the Old Cabin Nature Trail, a rugged 1-mile interpretive loop around a prairie lake through wet flatwoods, scrub, and extensive cutthroat seeps-- rare grasslands found only along the Lake Wales Ridge.
Both the Reedy Creek and Old Cabin trails are part of the Florida State Forests Trailwalker Program.
 The north gate is east of Frostproof. From SR 17 in Frostproof, follow N Lake Reedy Rd east 3.3 miles to Lake Arbuckle Rd. Turn right and continue to Ruck’s Dairy Rd. Cross cement bridge to enter gate. The south gate is 8 miles east of Avon Park along SR 64.
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Centerline data Florida Trail System (c) 2007 Florida Trail Association, Inc. The north gate parking area is north of the gate near the sign-in box. At the south gate, park at the forest gate on the north side of the road, and follow the blazes to the trail. Campsites Lakeside Hidden Hammock Grave Island Moderately rolling hills with pine forests, prairies, wetlands, scrub, and marshy lakeshore. There is a creek near the north campsite, but water must be treated. Wear blaze orange vest during hunting season - mid-October through November. Primitive campsites are located off the trail near the north and south entrances. Backpackers must call the State Forest to obtain camping permits: 863-635-8589 |
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