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March 13, 2020: Pinelands Trail, Everglades National Park

 

Pinelands Trail is located seven miles (11 km) from the southern park entrance.  It's a fairly short trail, just 0.4 miles (650 m), and you walk on a pavement or boardwalk so it's easy to do.  It's also handicap accessible.

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I think this walk is a great way to experience this unique ecocystem of the Everglades up close.  The ground is swampy but home to a forest which contains pines, saw palmettos, and assorted wildflowers -- quite a bit different than the "river of grass" which dominates this landscape.

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There are many better places for alligator viewing than from this boardwalk -- to this end I recommend Shark Valley.  We visited Pinelands Trail in December and there were no mosquitoes around but I expect that in the summer they might be bad here so be ready for that.

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