Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

Know Before You Go

• Hiking, biking, pet walking, horseback riding, and paddling are allowed in designated areas. Some trails are multi-use and visitors will be sharing the trails with other users, including service vehicles. Be respectful when approaching other trail users. 
• For trails that allow biking, a mountain or hybrid bike is recommended.
• Respect wildlife and their habitats by observing and obeying all refuge rules and policies. Do not feed or harass wildlife. If an animal changes its behavior, you’re too close and need to back away. Learn more about Wildlife Watching Etiquette.
• Pet walking and horseback riding is allowed only on the Perimeter Levee, accessible from any boat ramp parking lot. 
• For trailheads listed below, the decimal degrees can be copy and pasted into your preferred navigation map. 

Cypress Swamp Boardwalk Trail

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• Trailhead: Visitor Center, Decimal Degrees: 26.49925, -80.21259
• Trail Users: Foot traffic, suitable for wheelchairs
• Pets Allowed: No
• Information: Take a stroll along an elevated wooden boardwalk in a cypress swamp to see what Florida habitats uses to look like many years ago. The cypress swamp acts like nature’s sponge by catching and slowly filtering rainwater on its way south. Depending on the time of year, visitors may see or hear owls, pig frogs, pileated woodpeckers, raccoons, wading birds, river otters, or even an occasional alligator.
• Length: 0.36 mile loop, approximately five feet wide
• Surface: The boardwalk is mostly flat with one gentle slope. Can be slippery when wet. 

Marsh Trail

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• Trailhead: Marsh Trail Parking Lot, Decimal Degrees: 26.49709, -80.21343
• Trail Users: Pedestrians and bicyclists
• Pets Allowed: No
• Information: With canals on either side, visitors may see wading birds, alligators, turtles, frogs, butterflies, dragonflies, and many other species in this area. Fishing is allowed.
• Length: 0.96 mile loop
• Surface: Mostly flat levee road with crushed gravel and/or grass.

C-Impoundment Trails

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• Trailhead: Marsh Trail Parking Lot, Decimal Degrees: 26.49709, -80.21343
• Trail Users: Pedestrians and bicyclists
• Pets Allowed: No
• Information: These impounded wetlands provide foraging, loafing, and potential nesting habitat for Everglades wildlife and wildlife viewing opportunities for visitors. Visitors may see wading birds, alligators, turtles, frogs, butterflies, dragonflies, and many other species in this area. Fishing is allowed unless posted as closed.
• Length: 6.85 miles total
• Surface: Mostly flat levee road with crushed gravel and/or grass.

A-Impoundment Trails

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• Trailhead: Lee Road near Bus Parking Lot, Decimal Degrees: 26.49849, -80.21345
• Trail Users: Pedestrians and bicyclists
• Pets Allowed: No
• Information: Wildlife viewing, wetlands and canals, cypress swamp, bank fishing areas
• Length: 3.3 miles in sections
• Surface: Mostly flat levee road with crushed gravel and/or grass, some exposed tree roots.

Canoe Trail

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• Trailhead: Lee Road Boat Ramp, Decimal Degrees: 26.49882, -80.22185
• Trail Users: Non-motorized watercraft
• Pets Allowed: Yes, in your own watercraft
• Information: Bring your own canoe or kayak and embark on a paddling trip through the Everglades. Visitors may see alligators, wading birds, turtles, snakes, and other wildlife. Habitats include a mixture of wet prairies, sawgrass ridges, sloughs, tree islands, and cattail communities of the Everglades.
• Length: 5.5 miles, marked every mile
• Surface: Water

Perimeter Levee Trail

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• Trailhead: The Perimeter Levee can be accessed from any boat ramp parking lot. View the Motorized Boating page for boat ramp locations.
• Trail Users: Pedestrians, pet walking, bicyclists, horseback riders, service vehicles
• Pets Allowed: Yes
• Information: The Perimeter Levee encircles the Refuge Interior. The entire length is approximately 58 miles, but only 36 miles are open to trail users. Visitors may see deer, alligators, wading birds, turtles, snakes, and other wildlife. Habitats include a mixture of wet prairies, sawgrass ridges, sloughs, tree islands, and cattail communities of the Everglades.
• Lengths:
  • Lee Road north to S362 pump station: 11 miles one way
  • Lee Road south to Hillsboro: 12.6 miles one way
  • Hillsboro northwest to S-6 pump station: 12.7 miles one way
• Surface: A flat levee road with crushed gravel and shell rock. Some loose material.