AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Grassy Waters Preserve

Cypress Boardwalk Viewpoint & Cypress Boardwalk

15.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Cypress Boardwalk Viewpoint & Cypress Boardwalk is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Grassy Waters Preserve near The Acreage, FL. The route reaches Cypress Boardwalk Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 23 ft16.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 26.81013, -80.27350
Nearest town The Acreage, FL
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Cypress Boardwalk Viewpoint & Cypress Boardwalk

15.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 17–22 ft

Out & Back · Grassy Waters Preserve

Trailhead: 26.81013, -80.27350

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 3 miSharp right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  14. 1.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftPass Cypress Boardwalk Viewpoint.
  16. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Cypress Boardwalk, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miReach Cypress Boardwalk Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 1.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  26. 2.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  30. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  33. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  34. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  35. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  36. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cypress-boardwalk-viewpoint-cypress-boardwalk-out-back-25-km

Trail surface

51% paved3% boardwalk46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.2 mi in (~173 min). Leave by 4:08 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near The Acreage, Florida