Tallahassee: Miccosukee Greenway Loop
Hike through shady sweet-gum forest and rolling grasslands on this 6.5-miler along the premier canopy road of the Red Hills region.
Trail Facts
- Distance: 10.5
Waypoints
Verdant Pine Forest
Location: 30.480993270874, -84.2093963623047
©Eli Schelin
Dove Lake
Location: 30.4841938018799, -84.2038726806641
Water birds such as Ibis, Egrets, and Herons can be observed around Dove Lake. ©Eli Schelin
Nesting Box
Location: 30.4841938018799, -84.2038726806641
Bird feeders are abundant. Plan your hike for early morning or late afternoon for the best bird watching.©Eli Schelin
Gnarled Oak Draped in Spanish Moss
Location: 30.4905338287354, -84.1893081665039
Look for many examples of enormous Live Oak trees along your hike. ©Eli Schelin
Trailhead
Location: 30.4844455718994, -84.1985397338867
Open expanses. ©Eli Schelin
Agricultural Equipment
Location: 30.4826259613037, -84.2055053710938
©Eli Schelin
Pasture and Wildflowers
Location: 30.4826889038086, -84.2055053710938
The trail is interspersed with several large pastures reflecting its agricultural background. ©Eli Schelin
Hardwood & Pine Forest
Location: 30.4868316650391, -84.1984100341797
The trail traverses rolling hills in a mixed hardwood and pine forests. ©Eli Schelin
MCR001
Location: 30.4845447540283, -84.1986541748047
Head W onto hard-packed clay trail into overgrown pasture
MCR002
Location: 30.4825592041016, -84.2051086425781
Stay L and pass rusty horse-drawn hay rake, a leftover from the Welaunee cotton plantation from the 1800s
MCR003
Location: 30.480842590332, -84.2100448608398
Bear L into hardwood and pine forest noisy with the whistles of mockingbirds and meadowlarks
MCR004
Location: 30.4790115356445, -84.2164001464844
Continue straight @ 4-way, looping counter-clockwise
MCR005
Location: 30.4792366027832, -84.2179794311524
Bear L @ Y through massive oaks reaching 120 ft. high into impressive canopy
MCR006
Location: 30.4790935516357, -84.2163848876953
Straight @ 4-way, passing graveyard of wagon-axle headstones
MCR007
Location: 30.4810905456543, -84.2118988037109
Bear L @ Y; in .2 mi., L @ T back into pastures once full of cotton and hay; good place to picnic, fly a kite
MCR008
Location: 30.4829578399658, -84.2044372558594
Veer L past blues of Dove Lake; scan for ibises, herons, bluebirds
MCR009
Location: 30.4861907958984, -84.1986541748047
Bear L, reenter woods. Sweet-gum sap and prickly fruits litter path
MCR010
Location: 30.4899921417236, -84.1891174316406
Swing L @ Y past towering, moss-draped live oaks
MCR011
Location: 30.4934425354004, -84.1802825927734
Trail opens into huge field; loop around and into tree-covered tunnel
MCR012
Location: 30.4914112091064, -84.186279296875
L @ Y to return to trailhead