Photo credit: Ron Beck
Founded in 2025, Trail Gaiters is a University of Florida club dedicated to helping students explore local hiking trails. It prioritizes increasing the accessibility of hiking for students across all majors, fostering a community that is bonded by a love for the outdoors. Additionally, it brings awareness to the Florida National Scenic Trail, with occasional outings to segments of the FNST. Members of the REC Lab are among the founding executive board members, and the faculty advisor is Dr. Taylor Stein.
Trail Gaiters content and updates are available on the Instagram page.
Hike and transportation signups and GroupMe are available here.
Previously visited parks include:
-Loblolly Woods
-Blues Creek Ravine
-Sweetwater Preserve
-Gold Head Branch State Park
-Devil’s Millhopper
-UF Natural Area Teaching Laboratory
-San Felasco Hammock
-Longleaf Flatwoods
-Payne’s Prairie State Park
-Land Bridge Trailhead
-Poe Springs
-Lake Pithlachocco
-Rice Creek
-Buck Bay Flatwoods
Recreation, Ecotourism, and Conservation Lab 