Florida Trail Association
Western
Gate Chapter
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Florida Trail Association
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WEB SITE HOME
This
is the home page of Western Gate's web site. Western Gate is the western
most Chapter of the Florida Trail Association, and is devoted to
building, maintaining and hiking the Florida National Scenic
Trail (FNST), which
stretches more that 1300 miles from Fort Pickens in Escambia County to the Big
Cyprus Nature Preserve in south Florida. Our Chapter is responsible for
that portion of the FNST in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties and a portion of
the trail Okaloosa County. In total there are approximately 100 miles of
trail in the three county area, much of it continuous, which makes multi-day
backpacking trips feasible. Trails are connected on the east to those of
the Choctawhatchee Chapter of the Florida Trail Association, and on the north to the
trails of the Alabama Hiking Trail Society through the Conecuh National Forest.
The Chapter regularly leads hikes, campouts, backpacks,
canoe trips and bike excursions. Hikes are tailored to the capability of a
variety of individuals, from a one hour walk around town with dinner to follow
to a twenty mile cross country event. Meetings are held monthly,
CLICK HERE
FOR TRAIL MAPS, A LIST OF ACTIVITIES
AND DIRECTIONS TO THE MONTHLY MEETING