쉬운 보퍼트 카운티 하이킹 및 워킹 코스

Great place for watching wildlife (birds, alligators, turtles)

This is where all the smaller egrets and herons of the area are roosting. So if you come shortly before sunset, you will see the biggest spectacle. All the birds fly in for the night. Around April, they are nesting in this spot.

In contrast to the Lagoon Trail, which runs parallel, it is almost dead straight here. The views of the dense forest are fantastic on both sides.

Hurricanes Matthew and Irma in 2016/2017 caused this part of the coast to split from Hunting Island, creating an own little island called Litte Hunting Island. The area is under constant change. The dead or dying trees in the saltwater, also known as Boneyard Beach, provide a filming set-like scenery. A great photo spot and quite lonely, too! An impressive video of a walk through the area can be found here (sufficient to view the first couple of minutes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dChRnUHxjxE

Walk along the saltwater lagoon in north-south direction between the Nature Center Scenic Trail and the picnic area/parking area (point J). It's a great trail that winds through the virgin palm forest in countless little curves, revealing beautiful views of the saltwater lagoon again and again. Also enjoy the background sound mix of bird chirping and seawater rushing of the ocean behind the lagoon.

Semitropical forest path.

Paradisiacal view from the lagoon to the open Atlantic Ocean.

Sad sign of climate change