Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Heathrow, Florida

The Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive is a one-way, 11-mile trail that begins at Lust Road in Apopka. The dive entrance gate is open and allows access from 7 am to 3 pm on Fridays, Saturdays,…
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The Deep Woods Trail, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 42-27.6, connects Sweet Springs at the north end and CR 42 at the south end in the southeast part of the Ocala National Forest.…
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The Welland & Roach Trail is a side spur of the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, a one-way, 11-mile trail that begins at Lust Road in Apopka. The dive entrance gate is open and allows access…
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The Laughlin & Interceptor Trail is a side spur of the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, a one-way, 11-mile trail that begins at Lust Road in Apopka. The dive entrance gate is open and allows access…
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The Spring Creek Trail, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 6, connects CF 42 at the east end and Telephone Trail South at the west end in the southeast part of the Ocala National…
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The Sweet Springs Trail, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 77, connects NFS 540 at the east end and Spring Creek Trail at the west end in the southeast of the Ocala National Forest.…
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The Ocala National Forest Road 63 connects Wandering Wiregrass at the north end and ONF 42-16.6 at the south end in the southeast part of the Ocala National Forest. The trail gives you access to…
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The Glenn Brench Trail, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 42-21.0, connects CF 42 at the south end and Spring Creek Trail at the north end in the southeast of the Ocala National Forest.…
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Telephone Trail South, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 69, takes you from CR 42 at the south end to CR 445 at the north end of the trail in the southeast part of…
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Ocala National Forest Road 8 connects Blackwater Creek at the west end and ONF 63 at the east end of the trail in the southeast part of the Ocala National Forest. The road conditions are…
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Woody Road Loop in Tiger Bay Wildlife Management Area is a scenic, sandy trail that winds through pine flatwoods, oak hammocks, and stretches of cypress wetlands. Along the loop, you'll find two small ponds with…
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This trail can usually be tackled with 2WD. There is potential for some washouts during heavy rain, but the forest service does a good job with road maintenance. This is a dead end trail that…
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Tread Lightly! Four Wheel Drive Way is an approximately 81-mile route that travels through the Ocala National Forest. The trail is Florida's only Jeep Badge of Honor trail. In most parts, it's a stock-friendly trail…
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The Thomas Trail, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 49, connects Highway 42 at the south end and South Boundary Trail at the north end in the south part of the Ocala National Forest.…
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The South Boundary Trail, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 2, connects SE 150th St and Centennial Trail at the east end and Halfmoon South Trail at the west end in the south part…
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Dark Entry Road in Tiger Bay Wildlife Management Area is a sandy, sometimes rutted trail that winds through a mix of pine flatwoods, cypress swamps, and low-lying wetlands. It's less traveled than the main routes,…
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The East South Cross Trail, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 14, connects the Tread Lightly Four Wheel Drive Way (Florida's only Jeep Badge of Honor trail) at the west end and Railroad Grade…
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The Railroad Grade Trail, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 57, connects Highway 19 at the north end and East South Cross Trail at the south end in the south part of the Ocala…
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Gopher Ridge Road is one of the more scenic routes through Tiger Bay Wildlife Management Area. It begins with a short stretch of old brick road before turning into a sandy, sometimes soft trail that…
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The Volusia Trail, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 22, connects Highway 19 at the east end and Levy Hammock Road at the west end in the south part of the ONF. The trail…
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The Orange Hammock Trail, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 45, connects Volusia Trail at the north end and South Boundary Trail at the south end in the south part of the Ocala National…
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Bear Island Road in Tiger Bay Wildlife Management Area is a quiet, sandy route that travels through a mix of pine flatwoods, cypress swamps, and open wetlands. It's less traveled than some of the main…
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The Old Astor Park Trail, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 30, connects Highway 19 at the east end and Halfmoon South Trail at the west end in the south part of the Ocala…
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The John T. Childers Trail, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 53, connects Highway 19 at the north end and Volusia Trail at the south end in the south part of the ONF. The…
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This route goes between southern Winter Garden and Clermont, passing by several farms and open fields along the way. You can expect to encounter some runners, a few 90-degree turns, and nothing but dirt along…
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South Cross offers 5 miles of soft sand to cruise on underneath powerlines running east-west. Conditions are typically good and the trail is accessible to any vehicle with 4WD and a set of decent all-terrain…
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The Blue Creek Lodge Road takes you from US Highway 40 to the Lake George Boat Ramp in the eastern part of the Ocala National Forest. The road conditions are a mixture of packed sand,…
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ONF Trail 9-5.2 runs East to West from ONF Trail 45 to ONF 14 and the Tread Lightly Four-Wheel Drive Trail. The trail is loose, primarily sand; you can also expect deep sand in places…
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Danny Hole Trail is a network of Tiger Bay State Forest that covers a diverse landscape of longleaf pines and hardwoods, white sand, and low cypress swamps at the infamous Danny Hole. Entering from the…
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The Halfmoon South Trail, also known as Ocala National Forest Road 13, connects Highway 40 at the north end and Highway 42 at the south end in the south part of the ONF. The trail…
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