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This wide, open trail is best known for its birding opportunities as it tours around a former limestone quarry.


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4.4

Miles

7.0

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16' 5 m

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20' 6 m

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29' 9 m

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Features Birding · Lake · Views

Family Friendly While the trail is on the longer side of what many kids can handle, its flat grades make the going relatively easy. Along the way, kids will be distracted from their tired legs by plentiful wildlife.

Description

The trail is a former service road for what used to be a limestone quarry. The road is fairly flat and level with a few pot holes where the rain has washed away some of the sand. The main trail is accessible by bike or foot and on the second and fourth Saturday you can access the parking area by car and cut out the mile each way to get to the unpaved trail. Note: there is very little shade on this trail and the insects can get bad during certain times of year.

Flora & Fauna

This is part of the great Florida birding trail network and is the nesting grounds of a few species of birds. The spur leads off into a bear habitat.

Contacts

Shared By:

Adam Prostrollo

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#252

in Florida

#25,623

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Sandhill Cranes
Feb 27, 2020 near Hernand…, FL
Views like this are abundant in Weekiwachee Preserve.
Mar 24, 2017 near Hernand…, FL
Two Florida sandhill cranes navigate the grass with their chick.
Mar 24, 2017 near Hernand…, FL

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