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Malabar Sanctuary (West) – Cameron – Turkey Creek Trails

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Tom Choma
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Trail stats

Distance
8.62 mi
Elevation gain
1,043 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
1,043 ft
Max elevation
57 ft
TrailRank 
25
Min elevation
-64 ft
Trail type
Loop
Time
7 hours 4 minutes
Coordinates
1518
Uploaded
January 18, 2014
Recorded
January 2014
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near Malabar, Florida (United States)

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Itinerary description

This hike will take you into the western section of the Malabar Scrub Sanctuary. The trails pass through Cameron Preserve and also enter a section of the Turkey Creek Sanctuary. I visited the trails in January 2014 and found all the trails very well blazed. You hit a red blazed trail for a while, then a yellow blazed trail in the Cameron Preserve. In Turkey Creek Sanctuary you will encounter a red blazed trail and also some mountain bike trails (unblazed). In the Malabar Scrub Sanctuary West section you will find red and blue blazed trails. Most of the wet areas have been taken care of with bridges and boardwalks. The trails pass through a number of ecosystems – from oak woods to scrub. There is a picnic table in the Turkey Creek Sanctuary, no other tables or benches are provided. The complete area is pretty much surrounded by developments. The actual reason there is an east and west Malabar Scrub Sanctuary is that a development cuts right up into the middle of the sanctuary, too bad!
Now the major problem with the trails, they are all shared with mountain bikers. I hiked the area on a weekday, encountering only a few big mountain bikes. Hikers must be careful out there.
For more information, take a look at my website – www.tomchoma.com Happy trails to all, Tom

Waypoints

PictographInformation point Altitude 17 ft

Bike Trail

Mountain Bike Designated Trail

PictographIntersection Altitude -26 ft

Bike/Red Trail Junction

PictographBridge Altitude 9 ft

Blue Trail Bridge

PictographBridge Altitude -8 ft

Blue Trail Bridge #2

PictographIntersection Altitude 0 ft

Blue Trail End/Red Trail Start

PictographIntersection Altitude 9 ft

Blue Trail Loop Start/End

PictographInformation point Altitude -21 ft

Blue Trail Start

PictographBridge Altitude -27 ft

BoardWalk

PictographBridge Altitude -1 ft

Boardwalk

PictographBridge Altitude -7 ft

Boardwalk

PictographInformation point Altitude 33 ft

Cameron Yellow Trail Start

PictographInformation point Altitude -14 ft

End Red Trail Section

PictographInformation point Altitude 23 ft

Enter Red Trail

PictographWaypoint Altitude 26 ft

Enter Turkey Creek Area

Entrance from road to this section of Turkey Creek Santuary

PictographInformation point Altitude 16 ft

Sanctuary Entrance for Blue Trails

Entrance available to get into blue blazed trails - parking available

PictographInformation point Altitude 39 ft

Entrance to Malabar Scrub Sanctuary

Entrance available to get into Malabar Sanctuary West trails - parking available

PictographInformation point Altitude -41 ft

Entrance to Turkey Creek Bike Trails

Entrance marked for trail bikers

PictographIntersection Altitude 20 ft

Left Red/Entered Yellow Trail

PictographCar park Altitude 57 ft

Parking Area

PictographPicnic Altitude -6 ft

Picnic Table

Picnic table overlooking Turkey Creek - kayak launch there

PictographInformation point Altitude -22 ft

Red Trail

PictographInformation point Altitude 8 ft

Turkey Creek Red Trail Loop

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