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		<title>Wall Springs Addition</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Protecting coastal habitats between Boggy Bayou and Kloisterman Bayou, Wall Springs Coastal Addition offers accessible and natural surface paths to hike and bike.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Shell Bluff Park</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra Friend]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Launch Points]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[North Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paddling]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Big Trees]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Boating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bunnell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crescent City]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Walk beneath an unbroken hardwood canopy evocative of Old Florida on the well-maintained pathways of rural Shell Bluff Park near Crescent Lake.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Red Bug Slough Preserve</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra Friend]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Southwest Florida]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Accessible]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Observation Decks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sarasota]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venice]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Walk beneath a mature live oak canopy along the rim of a protected waterway within the heart of residential Sarasota.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tavares Nature Park</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra Friend]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 10:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Central Florida]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eustis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mount Dora]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wildflowers]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[On a 1.3 mile circuit of this 101-acre natural area edging Lake Dora, walk a puzzle of grassy paths beneath a canopy of tall pines between marshes and a prairie.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hawks Hammock Preserve</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Stevens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 11:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stuart]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Miles of multi-use trails wander across an expanse of South Florida pine flatwoods wedged between the Green Ridge and Interstate 95 west of Stuart. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ancient Oaks Preserve</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra Friend]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 09:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fort Pierce]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[On an easy mile loop amid the grandeur of an ancient hydric hammock, savor shade, shape, and form in a hidden wild space in the St. Lucie River floodplain in Fort Pierce.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Paynes Creek Flatwoods Trail</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra Friend &#38; John Keatley]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Museums]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bowling Green]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Florida State Parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fort Meade]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Paynes Creek State Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wauchula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildflowers]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[On higher ground behind the museum, the Flatwoods and Mary Jane Trails traverse uplands with scrub and broad prairies at the western end of Paynes Creek Historic State Park.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Silver Springs Mesic Loop</title>
		<link>https://floridahikes.com/silver-springs-mesic-loop/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra Friend]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Boardwalks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Silver River]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Silver Springs State Park]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bridge the two sides of Silver Springs State Park using the Ross Allen Island Boardwalk as a gateway to a longer walk in the woods via a new bridge over the Fort King Waterway.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Black Creek Park</title>
		<link>https://floridahikes.com/black-creek-park/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra Friend &#38; John Keatley]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fleming Island]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Cove Springs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orange Park]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[An unbroken canopy of oversized trees edge low bluffs above the floodplain of Black Creek, shading singletrack loops at the southern end of Fleming Island.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kiplinger Conservancy</title>
		<link>https://floridahikes.com/kiplinger-conservancy/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Stevens]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 10:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Day Hikes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Land Trusts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Southeast Florida]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Port St. Lucie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuart]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A network of well-maintained trails surrounds a gopher tortoise sanctuary, meandering several miles across a wild mosaic of pine flatwoods and ephemeral marshes.]]></description>
		
		
		
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