About hiking in Manatee County

Manatee County, Florida has 36 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 57.0 miles, an average of 1.6 miles each. The longest is Myakka Hiking Trail, at 21.9 miles. 2 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Manatee County are like

By length, 23 are under a mile, 11 run 1 to 5 miles, and 2 are 5 miles or longer. 5 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Slough Crosstrail, at 2.6 miles.

Of the 36 with measured elevation, Eagle Loop climbs the most, about 55 ft.

All 36 hiking trails, longest first

Myakka Hiking TrailHike21.9 mi Old Railroad GradeHikeMTB6.2 mi Slough CrosstrailHike2.6 mi Greyhawk Nature TrailHike2.4 mi South Powerline RoadHikeMTB2.2 mi Spoonbill TrailHike2.2 mi Osprey LoopHike2.1 mi Eagle LoopHike2.0 mi Bee Island CrosstrailHike1.9 mi Gopher Trail LoopHike1.9 mi Bobcat CrosstrailHike1.8 mi Perico LoopHike1.2 mi Aviary walking trailHike1.0 mi Harmony Nature TrailHike1.0 mi Anhinga TrailHike0.7 mi Tern TrailHike0.7 mi Flo's TrailHike0.6 mi Grehyawk Nature TrailHike0.6 mi Memorial TrailHike0.5 mi Heron TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi NEST TrailHike0.4 mi Perico ConnectorHike0.4 mi Leffis Key Foot PathHikeMTB0.3 mi Riverwalk GatewayHike0.3 mi Tower TrailHike0.2 mi Discovery TrailHike0.2 mi Kildeer TrailHike0.2 mi Ibis TrailHike0.2 mi Floyd's trailHike0.2 mi 26th Avenue WestHike0.1 mi Campground LoopHike0.1 mi Bee Island AccessHike0.1 mi Lake LoopHike0.1 mi Gull TrailHike0.1 mi Perico BoardwalkHike0.1 mi Leffis Key Pier PathHikeMTB0.1 mi

← All Manatee County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.