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Osceola Sandhill Post-Burn Hike

Split Oak Forest Main Entrance 12175 Clapp Simms Duda Road, Orlando

Finally our beautiful and overgrown sandhills were burned this summer, one in June and one in July. This hike will be at 75 Days Post Burn for Unit 19A and 44 days post-burn for Unit 23. Meet @ the main entrance. Route: 4.75km/3.95mi including sections of the Florida Trail, North/South Trail, and County Line Trail.

Free

The Orchid Hunter: An Orange-Fringed Orchid Hike

Split Oak Forest Main Entrance 12175 Clapp Simms Duda Road, Orlando

There's a reason why people steal orchids - they're gorgeous. We will be looking for the Orange Fringed Orchids (Platanthera ciliaris) that sometimes come up around the sawgrass marsh in the year of and the year after a burn. Route 6.7 miles. Cover photo by jtalbert04 CC BY-NC 4.0

Free

sunrise hike to the Split Oak

Split Oak Forest Main Entrance 12175 Clapp Simms Duda Road, Orlando

Led by Nathalie Van Turnhout this 3.5 mile hike starts just after sunrise (7:28) and will go the forest's namesake, The Split Oak. It will also pass by lake 1 and the large cypress dome.

Free