Washburn Oakridge
Trail photos
Author
Trail stats
- Distance
- 12.44 mi
- Elevation gain
- 108 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 108 ft
- Max elevation
- 98 ft
- TrailRank
-
54
5
- Min elevation
- 31 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 8 hours 17 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2417
- Uploaded
- March 7, 2012
- Recorded
- March 2012
near Cedar Cove, Florida (United States)
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Trail photos
Itinerary description
The Oak Ridge Equestrian Area and the Washburn Gate Area are in Hillsborough County and are part of the Lower Hillsborough Wilderness Preserve. The lands are managed by the Southwest Florida Water Management District. It is a 1000 acre area on the east side of Morris Bridge Road. The area contains pine flatwoods and forested wetlands.
I entered through a gate near the entrance to Flatwoods Park. The primary access point is about 2.5 mile NE. Parking is an issue at the Flatwoods Park gate as much of the area is designated No Parking. At the Washburn gate, about 0.3 mi NE, there is parking behind a locked gate where a free day-use reservation is required.
While most of the roads/trails would be suitable for mountain biking the area is designated for hiking and equestrian use only.
Most of the days trip was on easy to travel two-track. About a mile of the trek was on a red blazed trail near the river that was difficult to follow.
There is an area map posted near the Washburn gate. The map has numbered intersections. These numbers are also posted along the area trails. I created waypoints at the numbered intersections I passed. A photo of the area map is associated with waypoint "Wash X1."
I entered through a gate near the entrance to Flatwoods Park. The primary access point is about 2.5 mile NE. Parking is an issue at the Flatwoods Park gate as much of the area is designated No Parking. At the Washburn gate, about 0.3 mi NE, there is parking behind a locked gate where a free day-use reservation is required.
While most of the roads/trails would be suitable for mountain biking the area is designated for hiking and equestrian use only.
Most of the days trip was on easy to travel two-track. About a mile of the trek was on a red blazed trail near the river that was difficult to follow.
There is an area map posted near the Washburn gate. The map has numbered intersections. These numbers are also posted along the area trails. I created waypoints at the numbered intersections I passed. A photo of the area map is associated with waypoint "Wash X1."
Waypoints
Waypoint
94 ft
Fence Crossing
After crossing the low terrain there was a fence to cross.
Hiking
0 ft
Gate
Squeeze through the opening in the gate along Morris Bridge Rd.
Waypoint
71 ft
Gate, Private
Locked gate to private property.
Waypoint
82 ft
Oak X17
Oak Ridge intersection 17.
Waypoint
87 ft
Oak X19
Oak Ridge intersection 19.
Waypoint
65 ft
Oak X20
Oak Ridge intersection 20
Waypoint
0 ft
Oak X5
Oak Ridge intersection 5
Photo
0 ft
Red Blaze Pict
The red blazed trail was difficult to follow. This was a portion that was more obvious.
Waypoint
0 ft
Red Blaze Start
Where I started following the red blazed trail
Waypoint
86 ft
Trail
Where I caught the trail again
Waypoint
43 ft
Wash X10
Washburn intersection 10
Waypoint
0 ft
Wash X2
Washburn intersection 2
Waypoint
41 ft
Wash X4
Washburn intersection 4
Waypoint
48 ft
Wash X9
Washburn intersection 9
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Link to map
https://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/sites/default/files/recreation/maps/lh-oakridge.pdf