Hiking trails near Bradenton, Florida

108 official trails lie within 25 miles of Bradenton — 991 miles in total, 107 rated easy and 0 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 74 ft; the median trail gains 11 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Little Manatee River State Trail	29.5	57 ft	Moderate	38 min · 24 mi
Pinellas Trail	35.4	74 ft	Easy	45 min · 31 mi
Lake Manatee Lower Watershed Trail	10.3	33 ft	Easy	46 min · 26 mi
Emerson Point Park Trail	6.5	30 ft	Easy	18 min · 8 mi
Little Manatee River State Park Trail	6.9	25 ft	Easy	44 min · 25 mi
Florida Trail	6.6	32 ft	Easy	35 min · 21 mi
Skyway Trail	6.7	31 ft	Easy	35 min · 24 mi
Long Boat Key Bike Trail	13.5	25 ft	Easy	21 min · 11 mi
Sarasota Bay Trail	19.5	18 ft	Easy	14 min · 7 mi
Sarasota Bay Trail / Bayfront Multi-use Recreational Trail	7.5	18 ft	Easy	18 min · 10 mi
Upper Little Manatee River Trail	4.0	22 ft	Easy	45 min · 25 mi
Lake Manatee State Park Trail	3.6	27 ft	Easy	25 min · 15 mi
Bayway Trail North	3.1	22 ft	Easy	28 min · 21 mi
Skyway Bridge Trail	3.6	33 ft	Easy	27 min · 20 mi
Tortoise Trek	3.5	23 ft	Easy	40 min · 27 mi
Mustang Trail	2.7	29 ft	Easy	33 min · 20 mi
Manatee County Blueway Trail	27.8	14 ft	Easy	16 min · 7 mi
Myakka River Trail	22.7	13 ft	Easy	54 min · 34 mi
Myakka River State Park Trail	66.3	21 ft	Easy	49 min · 33 mi
Sarasota County Trail	3.4	16 ft	Easy	32 min · 23 mi
Honore Trail North	3.4	16 ft	Easy	32 min · 23 mi
E Shell Point Rd	1.1	21 ft	Easy	34 min · 24 mi
Blue Trail	2.1	16 ft	Easy	46 min · 22 mi
Blue Trail (Little Manatee River Upper Tract)	2.1	13 ft	Easy	52 min · 31 mi

Quick picks near Bradenton

Easy and short: Upper Little Manatee River Trail — 4.0 mi, rated easy, 21 mi from town
Longest: Florida Circumnavigational Paddling Trail — 196.4 mi, 22 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Emerson Point Park Trail to Portavant Indian Mound; North Restoration Area Trail to Portavant Indian Mound; Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve Trail to Big Cockroach Mound

Lakes: Pinellas Trail to Lake Kersky; Myakka River Trail to Lower Myakka Lake; Sawgrass Lake Park Trail to Sawgrass Lake; Manatee River Trail to Warner East Bayou

Viewpoints: Myakka River Trail to Observation Deck; Weedon Island Preserve Trail to Lookout Point

Mountain passes: Florida Circumnavigational Paddling Trail to Peterson Cut

Springs: Florida Circumnavigational Paddling Trail to Mud River Spring

Beaches: Little Manatee River State Trail to Bahia Beach; Sarasota Bay Trail to Indian Beach; Sarasota Bay Trail / Bayfront Multi-use Recreational Trail to Indian Beach; Florida Circumnavigational Paddling Trail to Caspersen Beach

Nearby towns: Seminole (27 mi) · Tampa (34 mi) · North Port (38 mi) · Tarpon Springs (47 mi)

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