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Hiking
There are
two main trails that are very good for hiking in Saddle Creek Park.
Dogs are allowed on the trails, but no motorized vehicles are permitted.
The Nature trail is the main trail on the park and the other Trail is not
strictly part of the park but access to the trail is from Saddle Creek. Nature
Trail
The Nature Trail is approximately 1.2 miles in length. However,
since it dead-ends and does not loop, then the full hike is more like 2.4
miles. It is very broad and is well maintained and is an easy hike
which will take approximately 1 hour to complete
Virtual
Tour
As
you can see from the picture above, a lot of the trail is shaded, this
makes it a good hike in the summer months. Horses are also allowed
on this trail. For
a virtual tour of the Nature Trail or Tenoroc Trail, click on the
respective photographs Tenoroc
Trail
Although the entrance to this trail is part of Saddle Creek, it is
actually part of the Tenoroc fish management area. To that point,
there is an entrance fee ($3), that you self pay when entering the
trail. Until just recently no fishing was allowed in the Lake the trail
surrounds, however it is now open and as long as people have a Florida
fishing license they are able to fish in the lake. There is also an
entrance open at the north side from Saddle Creek Road that allows access.
Virtual
Tour
There are two parts to the Tenoroc trail, the first
part you come to is called the Lake Loop and is 1.2 miles, the second part
is called the Flatwoods Loop and that is 1.1 miles. Overall it takes
about 1hr 15mins to hike the trail. This trail is far narrower than
the Nature Trail and has more ups and downs. It is a little harder
to hike and has closer exposure to nature and wildlife. The Lake
Loop is mostly shaded, but the Flatwoods trail is far more open. |