Travel Reference
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Pass through a beautiful wetland. The water is dotted with wa-
ter lily.
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Pass a sign on the left describing how the US Fish and Wildlife
Service perform prescribed burns to enhance the habitat for
wildlife. Behind the sign you will see the results of the burns.
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Come to a very spacious and clean portable toilet. The facility
has a solar-powered fan for ventilation. In about 100 feet you
will come to the intersection of the Jeff Friend / Centennial Trail
to the left (east). Continue straight (south).
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Arrive at the wildlife-viewing platform. When you're ready, con-
tinue straight south on the trail, crossing a single-lane wooden
bridge over a small bayou. The trail now travels between the
two bodies of water and gradually becomes a sand path.
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The Gator Lake Trail enters from the right (west) and is marked
with a sign. The sign also indicates the direction to the beach
and back to the trailhead. Continue straight (south).
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Come to a Y in the trail. Take the right fork (south). A sign here
points the direction. The left fork is private property. You now
begin walking on beautiful, fine white sand dunes. The walking
becomes tougher from here to the Gulf in the deep sand. The
trail is now marked with 4-by-5-inch hiker signs mounted on
4-by-4-inch posts. (
FYI:
Make sure you stay on the path! The
dunes are federally protected habitats.)
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Pass the foundation of a house to the right (west) destroyed by
Hurricane Frederick.
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Come to another Y in the trail. Take the right fork to the south.
The left fork is closed to hikers. In a few yards you will come to
another house foundation.
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