Hiking trails near Tampa, Florida

251 official trails lie within 25 miles of Tampa — 1,236 miles in total, 245 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 82 ft; the median trail gains 13 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	From town
Alafia Rver State Park Trail	38.6	82 ft	Moderate	24 mi
Little Manatee River State Trail	29.5	56 ft	Moderate	17 mi
Alafia River Corridor Trail	10.1	73 ft	Moderate	24 mi
Balm Boyette Scrub Trail	29.9	52 ft	Moderate	21 mi
Blue Trail	7.9	56 ft	Moderate	24 mi
Pinellas Trail	35.4	74 ft	Easy	20 mi
Wilderness Park Trail	12.2	27 ft	Easy	11 mi
Lower Hillsborough Flood Detention Area Trail	14.8	27 ft	Easy	13 mi
Alafia River Greenway Trail	4.1	59 ft	Easy	22 mi
Aldermans Ford Preserve Trail	5.2	48 ft	Easy	20 mi
Little Manatee River State Park Trail	6.6	30 ft	Easy	22 mi
Alafia River South Prong	4.8	60 ft	Easy	24 mi
Ream Wilson Clearwater Trail	4.9	46 ft	Easy	13 mi
Florida Trail	6.6	31 ft	Easy	22 mi
Skyway Trail	6.7	37 ft	Easy	19 mi
Alderman's Ford Nature Preserve Trail	4.2	48 ft	Easy	20 mi
Starkey Wilderness Preserve Trail	19.0	22 ft	Easy	22 mi
Upper Little Manatee River Trail	4.0	26 ft	Easy	24 mi
Clearwater Beach Trail Spur	3.0	41 ft	Easy	19 mi
Memorial Causeway Trail - Clearwater Beach Trail Spur	3.0	41 ft	Easy	21 mi
Edward Medard Park	3.6	27 ft	Easy	20 mi
Starkey Park Wilderness MTB Trails	15.1	21 ft	Easy	22 mi
Alafia River Trail	23.6	32 ft	Easy	22 mi
Bayway Trail North	3.1	22 ft	Easy	21 mi

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