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Key West Lighthouse – Southernmost Point Buoy loop from Key West

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Key West Lighthouse – Southernmost Point Buoy loop from Key West

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Key West Lighthouse – Southernmost Point Buoy loop from Key West

04:44

18.8km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

7.22 km

The Key West Nature Preserve

Nature Reserve

2

10.7 km

Mile Marker 0 – U.S. Route 1, Key West

Highlight • Monument

This is where Highway US 1 begins, which runs almost 4000 km to the Canadian border - the longest north-west connection in the USA

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3

11.0 km

Martin Hellings House

Highlight • Historical Site

The inscription in front of the house reads:

Built by Captain Hellings, manager of the International Ocean Telegraph Co. He married the daughter of William Curry, Florida's first millionaire. The …

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4

11.2 km

Tropic Cinema

Highlight • Monument

The Strand Theatre first opened in 1921 during the golden age of cinema. Designed by renowned architects Kiehnel and Elliott, the theatre featured an elegant Spanish Colonial style with its …

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5

11.3 km

Philip L. Cosgrove House

Highlight • Historical Site

Captain Philip L. Cosgrove Sr. commanded a lighthouse tender "Mangrove", the first rescue ship to rescue injured people after the U.S. Maine shipwreck in Havana harbor in 1898. This house was his home, purchased in 1871 for $1600

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6

12.9 km

The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

The Hemingway House is a private museum in Key West, Florida. It was the home of US Nobel Prize winner Ernest Hemingway and his second wife Pauline for around ten …

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7

13.2 km

Key West Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

Historic lighthouse with 88 steps to the top. Interesting museum.

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8

13.9 km

Southernmost Point Buoy

Highlight • Monument

The Southernmost Point is considered the southernmost point in the continental United States and is located on the last of the Florida Keys, Key West. It is located on the …

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9

14.1 km

Southernmost Point

Highlight • Monument

Spectacular sunrise!

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15.3 km

Higgs Beach

Beach

B

18.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.2 km

2.47 km

2.11 km

751 m

347 m

Surfaces

12.3 km

3.87 km

1.53 km

751 m

352 m

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Thursday 5 November

29°C

26°C

11 %

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