Check out our chapter websites and Meetup groups for activities in your area. Visit the
Chapters page, scroll down to the bottom and look for your county. Click on the chapter for a county to go to its web page. Florida Trail Association activities include day hikes, backpacking trips, canoeing and kayaking, bicycling, picnics, and campouts. Day hikes may focus on birding, plant identification, geocaching or historic sites. Most activities are held locally, but some chapters travel to other parts of the state or out of state for extended trips. However you like to enjoy the great outdoors, there's a Florida Trail activity for you!
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The Croom Tract Loop Trail is a favorite for backpackers training for strenuous mountain treks, as it is one of Central Florida’s more rugged hikes. A 3.7-mile blue-blazed access loop leads you from the trailhead at Silver Lake Recreation Area under a bridge under I-75 into the forests along the river, and makes a nice short day hike on its own. The “low water” route passes through cypress stands with some immense trees, while the “high water” route heads right up into the sandhills to access the backpacking loops.
The Croom Tract is the center tract of the Withlacoochee State Forest, east of Brooksville. One trailhead is at Tucker Hill miles in 3 loops Tower five miles east of US 41 on Croom Road. A second trailhead is at Silver Lake Recreation Area, four miles north of US 98 (SR 50) on Rital-Croom Rd. Look for the large FT sign near the boat ramp at the north end of the recreation area near the Interstate 75 bridge over the Withlacoochee River. When the river is high, the trail may not be passable here. New trail and trailhead have been opened south of Silver Lake for future connection to the Richloam Tract.
