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Eco-biking and Hiking Trails Within Everglades National Park

Everglades National Park and surrounds are most enjoyable in the cooler months, December to April. Inside the National Park, hiking is most popular on the shorter, unpaved trails. Riding is best suited for fat-tire bikes, a bumpy and slow ride for us, but a good way to outpace the mosquitos. (See our main Everglades National Park page for 3 paved biking options within the National Park.

Scroll down or use the links below for unpaved eco-biking trails within Everglades National Park...

• Long Pine Key Nature Trail
• Rowdy Bend
• Snake Bight

Note: This information is subject to change due to storm damage, maintenance, and Park policy. Check for current conditions

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Eco-biking Trails - Inside the National Park

Long Pine Key Nature Trail

The trail is located inside Everglades National Park by the Long Pine Key Campground - take the turnoff 4.25 miles from the Coe Visitor Center (south entrance). The trail entrance is just off the campground road, about a mile from the main road, just before the campground and visitor parking area. The campground and trail are in a region of the Park known as "The Pinelands," a higher and drier area in the River of Grass. The campground (open November-April) has parking, restrooms, picnic, tent and RV camping. This is the only trail open to biking in The Pinelands. Others are hiking only. There is also parking at the other end of the trail at Pine Glades Lake, about 5 miles beyond the turn to the campground. However, the 1/2 mile unpaved road from the main road to the lake is extremely rutty. Plus, the location is remote. We prefer to leave our car by the campground.

Mileage: 7 miles (one way)
Surface: Dirt, gravel, limestone (higher, drier than trails nearer Flamingo area)
Location: Everglades National Park (See map)

More Information: Everglades National Park-Long Pine Key Trails

Starting at the Campground

Entrance off road to campground

Onto the trail

Along the trail

Visitor parking just past trail entrance

Ending at Pine Glades Lake

Approaching Pine Glades Lake

Parking at Pine Glades Lake

Pine Glades Lake

Short rutty road to main park road

At main park road

Rowdy Bend

Within Everglades National Park, the entrance to Rowdy Bend is off the main park road, about 3 miles north of Flamingo. Parking is roadside. The 2.6 miles (one-way), overgrown old road bed joins with the Snake Bight Trail. A short way from beginning, the trail splits, if you go to the left (the wider path) it dead-ends. Go to the right (look for the marker). The trail is overgrown and narrow in spots - a workout! Conditions can change with the weather, on one trip we were able to bike the route, on our most recent trip it was wet and overgrown. We didn't proceed and some hikers told us it was ankle-deep in water. According to one source, the trail is not being maintained to prevent damage to habitat of a federally endangered plant species, the Cape Sable thoroughwort, so not sure of future status

Mileage: 2.6 miles
Surface: Dirt, gravel
Location: Everglades National Park (See map)

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Snake Bight

Within Everglades National Park, off the main park road 4 miles north of Flamingo. Parking is roadside. 1.6 miles one-way to Florida Bay, connects to Rowdy Bend Trail. Tropical hardwood hammock, bird watching. Bicycles allowed except on the dock at the bay. Rough, rutted. Weather can affect the trail - on one trip we were able to bike the route, on our most recent it was too muddy. Like Roudy Bend, one source tells us the trail is not being maintained to prevent damage to habitat of a federally endangered plant species, Cape Sable thoroughwort, so not sure of future status.

Mileage: 1.6 miles
Surface: Dirt, gravel
Location: Everglades National Park (See map)

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