CREW Marsh Trails, Florida, United States

5tt153 5:00 PM Feb 10, 2012

ancient florida
if you want a walk in what FL was like in the dinosaur age this is a good place to go, it is a 12 mile loop, well marked. It is a water shed and bird rookery. If you like birds this is paradise. You will wind through wide trails that take you into remote yet safe back country. You will alligators of course, but they did not bother me. Otters, tons if turtles, I saw a bob cat, but quiet is the key to wild life observation. I walked part of the loop and biked the whole loop. If you bike it you had better be in shape, the terrain is soft and grassy so you get a work out. It took me 3 hours and after the first mile I did not see another person on the trail. It was three hours of heaven. Bring a back pack with water binoculars and maybe a change of clothes if you don't like being wet with perspiration. You can change and no one and I mean no one will see you. If you go with wife, bf, gf... you want to bring a blanket and some food for a picnic and just observe nature, all you will hear is the wind, birds and an occasional splash from the aquatic life. I highly recommend it if you like trailing.

5mountainretiredHalfbackHiker 5:00 PM Sep 28, 2012

Crew trails offer great diversity
The many well marked trails of the CREW (Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed) are my favorites in SW Florida. They offer great diversity and offer a chance to see Florida wildlife in natural settings. The new Caracara trail is an interesting hike trough a Florida cattle area. There are two entrances to CREW hiking trails: The Cypress Dome and Crew Marsh entrances. There is no charge for hiking CREW!