Last Saturday, I hiked three trails in three hours: Lake Ashby Park in New Smyrna Beach, as well as Palm Bluff Conservation Area and Hickory Bluff Preserve, both in Osteen. Lake Ashby offers an extensive boardwalk that is very cool. I really enjoyed this hike! Highly recommended!
I arrived at 135-acre Hickory Bluff Preserve in Osteen at around 10 AM on a Saturday and had the place to myself. It’s actually two short hiking trails that total about 1.5 miles with the highlight being a great view of the scenic St. Johns River. I saw a white-tailed deer very briefly on the Red Trail. It’s a nice hike and I will definitely be back!
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