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Wellington Environmental Preserve at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Everglades Habitat (Section 24)

Mocanda Property via Equestrian Trail

8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Mocanda Property via Equestrian Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back in Wellington Environmental Preserve at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Everglades Habitat (Section 24) near Loxahatchee Groves, FL. The route reaches Mocanda Property at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 16 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 26.67797, -80.29103
Nearest town Loxahatchee Groves, FL
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Mocanda Property via Equestrian Trail

8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 10–18 ft

Out & Back · Wellington Environmental Preserve at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Everglades Habitat (Section 24)

Trailhead: 26.67797, -80.29103

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 3 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 100 ftBear left onto Equestrian Trail, heading W.
  9. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftReach Mocanda Property, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 3 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miArrive 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/mocanda-property-out-back-13-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:10 AMSunset 7:21 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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