Hiking trails near Okeechobee, Florida

82 official trails lie within 25 miles of Okeechobee — 588 miles in total, 82 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 47 ft; the median trail gains 8 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Florida National Scenic Trail	11.9	37 ft	Easy	39 min · 25 mi
Bluefield Ranch Preserve Trail	16.1	25 ft	Easy	38 min · 18 mi
South Boundary Trail	12.5	22 ft	Easy	50 min · 28 mi
Florida Trail	11.5	11 ft	Easy	41 min · 25 mi
Highway 98 Trail	7.3	17 ft	Easy	27 min · 19 mi
Cornwell Marsh Trail	6.9	15 ft	Easy	36 min · 27 mi
Chandler Slough Trail - East	5.6	14 ft	Easy	20 min · 14 mi
Allapattah Flats Trail	5.3	14 ft	Easy	33 min · 21 mi
Chandler Slough Connector	1.7	20 ft	Easy	27 min · 19 mi
Us 98 Connector	3.1	18 ft	Easy	36 min · 27 mi
Seaboard Marsh Trail	2.4	20 ft	Easy	31 min · 21 mi
Yates Marsh Trail	2.4	16 ft	Easy	29 min · 20 mi
Southwest Tradition Parkway Trail	2.5	12 ft	Easy	51 min · 38 mi
Basinger Trail	1.6	17 ft	Easy	28 min · 20 mi
White Trail	1.4	14 ft	Easy	48 min · 19 mi
Okeechobee North Trail To State Road 70 Connector	1.2	11 ft	Easy	13 min · 8 mi
Kissimmee River Trail	2.1	15 ft	Easy	29 min · 20 mi
Underhill Road Trail	1.9	14 ft	Easy	38 min · 21 mi
Okeechobee North Trail To Kissimmee River Trail	6.3	12 ft	Easy	29 min · 15 mi
Osprey Trail	8.7	11 ft	Easy	46 min · 29 mi
Fort Drum Marsh Conservation Area Trail	39.9	11 ft	Easy	1 h 47 min · 58 mi
Nine Mile Grade Trail	3.4	8 ft	Easy	29 min · 19 mi
Dupuis Reserve Trail	34.7	8 ft	Easy	49 min · 29 mi
Red Trail	3.3	8 ft	Easy	47 min · 19 mi

Quick picks near Okeechobee

Easy and short: Chandler Slough Connector — 1.7 mi, rated easy, 16 mi from town
Longest: Fort Drum Marsh Conservation Area Trail — 39.9 mi, 22 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: South Boundary East Trail to Twelvemile Slough

Nearby towns: Port St. Lucie (27 mi) · Vero Beach (39 mi) · Belle Glade (39 mi) · Sebring (41 mi)

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