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Hiking Trails Under 5 km near Winter Haven

The directory currently contains 8 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Winter Haven. Their average mapped distance is 1.9 km; the longest route in the set is 2.9 km.

This subset represents 73% of the 11 quality-checked routes near Winter Haven. Its average distance is 1.9 km, compared with 3.8 km across the full local set.

Every route in this set has a mapped distance of 5 km or less. Time and suitability still depend on ascent, surface and conditions. Within this set, 8 routes (100%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 3 (38%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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How do these routes differ?

A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

0.6 km

Loblolly Loop

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Southeast Loop

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

3 recorded loops

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Trails

Easy

Southeast Loop

Florida · United States

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.6 mi
Typical duration
32 min
Easy

Lakeview Trail

Florida · United States

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Typical duration
23 min
Easy

Live Oak Loop

Florida · United States

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Typical duration
23 min
Easy

Loblolly Loop

Florida · United States

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Typical duration
8 min
Easy

Pickerelweed Path

Florida · United States

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.7 mi
Typical duration
15 min
Easy

Scrub Trail

Florida · United States

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Typical duration
33 min
Easy

Gobbler Ridge Trail

Florida · United States

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Typical duration
36 min
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The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Southeast LoopFlorida2.5 km0 m32 minEasyApril to October
Lakeview TrailFlorida1.9 km0 m23 minEasyApril to October
Live Oak LoopFlorida1.8 km0 m23 minEasyApril to October
Loblolly LoopFlorida0.6 km0 m8 minEasyApril to October
Pickerelweed PathFlorida1.2 km0 m15 minEasyApril to October
Scrub TrailFlorida2.6 km0 m33 minEasyApril to October
Gobbler Ridge TrailFlorida2.9 km0 m36 minEasyApril to October
Luther Parrott TrailFlorida1.5 km0 m19 minEasyApril to October

Southeast Loop, Live Oak Loop, Loblolly Loop currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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