Start of the Pinelands Trail in Everglades National Park
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Length: .4-mile loop
Time: 20 minutes
Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆
The Pinelands Trail is located at a roadside pullout along Main Park Road (FL 9336) not long after passing the turnoff for the Long Pine Key Campground. This is a standard nature trail that leads through a pine forest, one of the many habitats found in Everglades National Park. The trail is paved and suitable for everyone, including those in wheelchairs.
The Pinelands Trail in Everglades National Park leads through a pine forest along a paved path
The Pinelands Trail is a loop, and the loop starts just a stone’s throw from the parking lot at an information shed. It make no difference which way you turn, but for the record, I took a right and hiked in the counterclockwise direction.
Start of the loop portion of the Pinelands Trail in Everglades National Park
There are wayside exhibits along the path that discuss the plants that grow in the area.
Signs along Everglades National Park’s Pinelands Trail educate visitors on the pineland habitat
Flowers blooming in January along the Pinelands Trail in Everglades National Park
The entire trail is in the forest, and most of the time the trees are tall pines with a canopy so high that plenty of light reaches the ground. However, there is a section at the far end that is comprised of other types of trees, and these are much shorter. At one point they are thick enough to form a tunnel of sorts.
Tunnel of trees at the far end of the loop on the Pinelands Trail in Everglades National Park
The tunnel section is not long, and the trail soon emerges back into the pine forest. It ends shortly thereafter at the information shed.
Typical terrain on the Pinelands Trail in Everglades National Park
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Last updated on July 8, 2026
