Only five miles from the Florida state capitol in Tallahassee, the Miccosukee Canopy Road is a beautiful two-lane roadway, one of 9 canopy roads in the area following Native American trails that were later used by Spanish explorers and American settlers.
The trail parallels the road for nearly 7 miles through a linear park of 500 acres. Hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding are permitted on the gravel and stone trail through groves of pine and hardwood trees...
...as well as open meadows.
I was passing through town, and due to the morning rainstorm, I only had time for a 7 mile roundtrip on the trail. One caveat -- although the trail may appear to be level, it was 450+ feet of elevation gain for that short distance.
Parking can be found along Miccosukee Road at Edenfield, Thornton and Crump Roads. The western-most lot has full bathroom facilities and all lots at least have a porta-potty.
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