Location: Red Bug Slough PreserveTrailhead (Google Plus Code): 7GG2+VR South Gate Ridge, FloridaHike Length: 2 milesTime Estimate: 1.5 hoursHabitats: WetlandsNotes: Amazing amount of plant and wildlife for a suburban setting.
Lazy 8 SRQ Walks
Rothenbach Park Loop (RP)
Location: Rothenbach ParkTrailhead (Google Plus Code): 7JW3+97 Fruitville, FloridaHike Length: 3.7 milesTime Estimate: 1.5 hoursHabitats: Hardwood HammockNotes: All pavement — good for biking. Loops around a covered landfill and has a beautiful hardwood hammock at the east side, as well as a smaller area on the southwest.
Bee Island & Back (MRSP)
Location: Myakka River State ParkTrailhead: 7P56+3W Myakka City, FloridaHike Length: 5 milesTime Estimate: three hoursHabitats: Pine Flatwoods, Hardwood Hammock, Dry PrairieNotes: Can be very hot and dry – bring lots of water. This is a great hike to see the undisturbed pinelands in the park, but it is an out and back hike that’s pretty […]
Raymond Road Loop (CF)
Location: Celery FieldsTrailhead (Google Plus Code): 8HG8+5H Fruitville, FloridaHike Length: 2 milesTime Estimate: one hourHabitats: WetlandsNotes: Lots of bird life! This is an easy walk around some of the best birding in Sarasota. Additionally, there are a variety of plants of interest.
Fox’s High & Low (MRSP)
Location: Myakka River State ParkTrailhead (Google Plus Code): 7PPV+CX Myakka City, FloridaHike Length: 4 milesTime Estimate: 2-3 hoursHabitats: Hardwood Hammock, Dry PrairieNotes: Generally little traffic at the North end of the park. This is a four-mile hike through hammock, dry prairie and along the stream of Clay Gulley. There is a lot of pig activity […]
Alligator Point (MRSP)
Location: Myakka River State ParkTrailhead (Google Plus Code): 6MWQ+H9 Myakka City, FloridaHike Length: 2 milesTime Estimate: 1- 1.5 hours Notes: Typically a very quiet trail with opportunities to see wildlife. Not the prettiest trail, but many things of interest as you walk next to a cattle ranch.
Oscar Sherer Yellow Trail (OSSP)
Location: Oscar Sherer State ParkTrailhead (Google Plus Code): 5GGQ+CF Osprey, FloridaHike Length: 5.5 milesTime Estimate: 3-4 hoursHabitats: Scrub, Pine FlatwoodsNotes: Nice trail featuring Oscar Sherer’s unique habitat. To see scrub jays and red-headed woodpeckers, go early.
North Lido Key (LK)
Location: Lido KeyTrailhead (Google Plus Code): 8C89+J9 Sarasota, FloridaHike Length: 2.5 milesTime Estimate: two hoursHabitats: Coastal UplandNotes: Beautiful Beach and tidal areas