Wikiloc | Florida Trail to Charles Bronson SF

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Tom Choma

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Trail stats

Distance: 8.91 mi
Elevation gain: 5,361 ft
Technical difficulty: Easy
Elevation loss: 5,361 ft
Max elevation: 156 ft
TrailRank: 22
Min elevation: -321 ft
Trail type: Loop

Time: 8 hours one minute
Coordinates: 1649
Uploaded: November 10, 2012
Recorded: November 2012

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near Christmas, Florida (United States)

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Itinerary description

This hike will take you along the section of the orange blazed Florida Trail which runs through the Seminole Ranch WMA. This part of the Florida Trail runs from St Nicholas Road off RT50 up to the Charles Bronson State Forest, where the Florida Trail continues. Once upon a time the trail use to be partially made up of a dirt road. That part was replaced in 2012 with a truly pretty “walk in the woods” trail. In making these tracks I hiked up to where you will find the trail leading into the Charles Bronson State Forest. I looped back, using the old Florida Trail (the road), back to the hunters checkin station and then down the blue blazed trail to meet the Florida Trail again. The Florida Trail is blazed in orange, so look for that. It was a pretty easy hike, just a little lengthy! There are a couple of places where picnic tables are provided - one near the start of the hike and another up near the end of the hike. This area is a WMA, so hunting is allowed. Check the schedule to avoid hunting - either from the FWC brochure or from my website - www.tomchoma.com. You can also read more about the Seminole Ranch WMA at my website. I suggest you always wear bright colors when in any wooded area, just to be safe. I saw signs of wildlife, but didn't actually see any. There are a few GEOCaches in the area, so you might want to try that. Happy trails to all!

Waypoints

Blue Blazed Trail

This section of the trail leads up to Wheeler Farms Road - it is part of the old Florida Trail

Blue Blazed Trail Enters Woods

This is where the Blue Blazed Trail leaves the road and enters the forest

Florida Trail Enters Road

Here the orange blazed Florida Trail leaves the woods and enters the road for a short distance

Fence Crossover

Place provided to allow crossing the barbed wire fence

Fence Pass Thru

This allows crossing the barbwire fence

Hunter Checkin Station

When hunting is going on, this building is used for hunters to record their kill. Any other time it is a nice place to take a break.

New Florida Trail Starts Here

In 2012 this is where the Florida Trail starts

Parking Area

Just pull in off RT50 and park near the gate

Picnic Table

Road/Old Florida Trail

This is a dirt road which use to be the old Florida Trail

Trail to Charles Bronson

Trailhead to Charles Bronson State Forest

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