Hillsboro Canal
4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Hillsboro Canal is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Fran Reich Preserve near Mission Bay, FL. The route reaches Hillsboro Canal at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hillsboro Canal
4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 6–17 ft
Out & Back · Fran Reich Preserve
Trailhead: 26.36267, -80.25138
Weather Sep 20: Heavy rain, high 85°F / low 73° · precip 68% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Hillsboro Canal, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:01 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:21 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.
More from this trailhead
- L-40 & Hillsboro Canal 6.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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