National Wildlife Refuge Trail 4 to Port of the Islands east loop
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- Distance
- 4.96 nm
- Elevation gain
- 3 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 3 ft
- Max elevation
- 52 ft
- TrailRank
- 30
- Min elevation
- -52 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 2 hours 51 minutes
- Coordinates
- 435
- Uploaded
- June 25, 2020
- Recorded
- June 2020
near Weavers Station, Florida (United States)
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The National Wildlife Refuge sits on the south side of US-41 and runs from Collier Seminole State Park about 5 miles to Port of the Islands. In that 5 mile stretch there are 4 canoe trails headed south into the marshes. The trails are navigable only during wet season or after heavy rains. Two trails, 1 and 3 are accessible from the roadside. Trail 4 is protected by a guardrail, and Trail 2 is from a 20-car parking lot at the “Marsh Trail”.
National Wildlife Refuge trail #4. Park on the side of US41 behind the guardrail or past there if it’s crowded. There's a marker that says NWR Canoe Trail 4. The launch is gravel and well protected into a narrow channel through cattail marsh. There are no markers until you get past the cattail marsh, about half a mile.
Make a left (east) after the first trail marker. From here the trail is unmarked, so you'd better have a GPS (and know how to use it) or a good aerial photo because there are many opportunities to make a wrong turn. The tunnels can be tight with branches above and at the water line that can snag you when the tidal flow is fast. Be careful.
National Wildlife Refuge trail #4. Park on the side of US41 behind the guardrail or past there if it’s crowded. There's a marker that says NWR Canoe Trail 4. The launch is gravel and well protected into a narrow channel through cattail marsh. There are no markers until you get past the cattail marsh, about half a mile.
Make a left (east) after the first trail marker. From here the trail is unmarked, so you'd better have a GPS (and know how to use it) or a good aerial photo because there are many opportunities to make a wrong turn. The tunnels can be tight with branches above and at the water line that can snag you when the tidal flow is fast. Be careful.
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