Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area

Ocean-to-Lake Trail

15.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Ocean-to-Lake Trail is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area near Palm Beach Gardens, FL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 26 ft15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 26.84029, -80.16580
Nearest town Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Directions

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Ocean-to-Lake Trail

15.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Elevation 10–25 ft

Out & Back · Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area

Trailhead: 26.84029, -80.16580

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:21 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 5.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto Ocean-to-Lake Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  6. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 5.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

75% gravel25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:09 AMSunset 7:21 PM

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.

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