Tallahassee, FL: Marsh Islands Trail to Sandhill Trail
This lightly traveled 9.5-mile trail strings together sawgrass marshlands, sandhill flats, and thick forests on its way to sweeping views overlooking the Gulf of Mexico.
Trail Facts
- Distance: 15.2
Waypoints
ERS001
Location: 30.0613880157471, -83.9083862304688
Go straight @ trailhead, hiking behind the fire station
ERS002
Location: 30.0606384277344, -83.9145584106445
Turn L @ Y into open marsh country; fine views of salt marshes and pine-covered islands
ERS003
Location: 30.0614452362061, -83.9205856323242
Swing R; sawgrass marshes empty into the Gulf of Mexico; watch for herons and egrets
ERS004
Location: 30.0654163360596, -83.917610168457
Veer L @ Y, heading back into scrub oak, bald cypress, and sandhill woods
ERS005
Location: 30.0771102905273, -83.9361419677734
Turn R into dense understory of palm, red cedar, and oak
ERS006
Location: 30.0850830078125, -83.9097213745117
Keep straight; bald eagles thatch huge nests above
ERS007
Location: 30.0895824432373, -83.8949432373047
Turn R near the N border of the park; slight elevation gains ahead
ERS008
Location: 30.0892772674561, -83.8904190063476
R @ T; cross CR 14; trail parallels road
ERS009
Location: 30.0851936340332, -83.8906936645508
Trail veers L back into palmetto, palm, and oak forest
ERS010
Location: 30.0720825195312, -83.9007797241211
Turn L; trail leads 1.1 miles back to trailhead