Anhinga Trail
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Plan Your Visit >> Things To Do >> Outdoor Activities >> Hiking Trails >> Pine Island Trails >> Current Page Trail Length: 0.8 miles (1200 meters) round trip Wheelchair Accessible: Yes Bicycles Allowed: No Trail Description: This self-guiding trail winds through a sawgrass marsh, where you may see alligators, turtles, anhingas, herons, egrets, and many other birds, especially during the winter. This is one the most popular trails in the park because of its abundance of wildlife. Directions to Trail: Starts from the Royal Palm Visitor Center, four miles (6 km) from the main park entrance/Ernest Coe Visitor Center. |
Visitors bird watching on the Anhinga Trail
Strolling along the Anhinga Trail
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Did You Know?
Mermaid sightings have been reported by sailors throughout history who often blamed the part-woman, part-fish beings for leading them astray. But folklore experts believe that what those sailors were seeing were not mermaids, but rather air-breathing manatees, or their dugong relatives.