The Florida Trail
The Official Hiking Guide

Sandra “Navigator” Friend

An expert on Florida’s thousands of miles of hiking trails, longtime resident and award-winning author Sandra Friend explores Florida’s natural and cultural history in her hiking guides, explains how earth science ticks in her children’s science series “Exploring Planet Earth,” shows kids what Florida is all about, and writes about travel, history and the outdoors for numerous markets.
Among the hiking guides she has written are the following titles:

The Florida Trail: The Official Hiking Guide (Westcliffe Publishing), January 2004

Along the Florida Trail (Westcliffe Publishing, with Bart Smith photography), November 2003

Florida Trail Companion Guide for Long Distance Hikers (Florida Trail Association), October 2003

50 Hikes in South Florida (Backcountry Guides), September 2003

50 Hikes in North Florida (Backcountry Guides), May 2003

50 Hikes in Central Florida (Backcountry Guides), September 2002

All of the books and guides are available from the Florida Trail Association.

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