Hiking trails near Fort Walton Beach, Florida

49 official trails lie within 25 miles of Fort Walton Beach — 522 miles in total, 39 rated easy and 2 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 235 ft; the median trail gains 26 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Timber Lake Trails	19.7	76 ft	Hard	11 min · 7 mi
Florida National Scenic Trail	49.3	235 ft	Moderate	1 h 03 min · 37 mi
Us 90 Connector	20.5	189 ft	Moderate	41 min · 27 mi
Yellow River Water Management Area Trail	5.9	166 ft	Moderate	1 h 06 min · 40 mi
Longleaf Trail	8.0	140 ft	Moderate	58 min · 38 mi
Eglin Air Force Base To Highway 90 Connector	5.5	185 ft	Easy	41 min · 27 mi
Timpoochee Trail	18.4	41 ft	Moderate	42 min · 23 mi
Yellow River Ravines Trail	3.9	135 ft	Easy	1 h 11 min · 44 mi
Forty Mile Loop	20.0	44 ft	Easy	27 min · 16 mi
Shoal River State Paddling Trail	36.1	105 ft	Easy	32 min · 23 mi
Blackwater River Trail	31.0	76 ft	Easy	1 h 09 min · 45 mi
State Road 87 Trail	2.0	75 ft	Easy	50 min · 32 mi
Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Trail	10.8	20 ft	Easy	43 min · 22 mi
Great Nw Coastal Trail Corridor	5.2	26 ft	Easy	31 min · 18 mi
Bone Creek Loop Trail	1.3	32 ft	Easy	59 min · 39 mi
Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park Trail	1.7	47 ft	Easy	32 min · 17 mi
Sand Pine Trail	1.1	47 ft	Easy	32 min · 17 mi
Florida Circumnavigational Paddling Trail	139.1	34 ft	Easy	47 min · 25 mi
Old Hwy 98 Trail / Scenic Gulf Drive Trail	4.5	26 ft	Easy	29 min · 14 mi
Us 98	3.7	17 ft	Easy	34 min · 18 mi
Old Hwy 98 Trail	2.9	22 ft	Easy	35 min · 19 mi
Morris Lake Trail	1.9	17 ft	Easy	43 min · 22 mi
Allen Loop Trail	1.2	24 ft	Easy	49 min · 26 mi
Blackwater River State Park Trail	1.2	20 ft	Easy	1 h 09 min · 45 mi

Quick picks near Fort Walton Beach

Easy and short: Yellow River Ravines Trail — 3.9 mi, rated easy, 20 mi from town
Longest: Florida Circumnavigational Paddling Trail — 139.1 mi, 23 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Trail to Topsail Hill; Deer Track Trail to Topsail Hill

Lakes: Timber Lake Trails to Timber Lake; Eglin Air Force Base To Highway 90 Connector to Dugan Pond; Timpoochee Trail to Oyster Lake; Shoal River State Paddling Trail to Andrews Lake

Beaches: Florida Circumnavigational Paddling Trail to Alys Beach

Trail guides near Fort Walton Beach

Jackson Red Ground Trail — 21.8 mi, 172 ft climb · 29 mi away
Blackwater River State Forest Trails — 12.5 mi, 144 ft climb · 32 mi away
Yellow River State Trail — 62.1 mi, 48 ft climb · 35 mi away

Nearby towns: Crestview (22 mi) · Freeport (30 mi) · Pensacola (34 mi) · Panama City (59 mi)

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