footBRIDGE Traditional Cache

Florida Trail

The Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area is the largest and most diverse of the sites acquired as natural areas by Palm Beach County. It extends for up to seven miles north and south of the intersection of the Bee Line Highway and PGA Boulevard. The Loxahatchee Slough is a wide, shallow channel of water that flows approximately 250 days per year. It provides a deep drainageway through historical strand swamp and peat soil swale systems. The Slough is a regionally significant wetland and the historic headwaters of the Loxahatchee National Wild and Scenic River. It is a mosaic of high-quality freshwater wetlands such as cypress swamps, marshes, and wet prairies, interspersed with pine flatwoods and hammocks.
The cache is located on the FLORIDA TRAIL through the Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area.
While the trail is a footpath in many places,
it also follows forest roads, especially to skirt deep water in sloughs.
Keep alert as to the next blaze as you hike.
Please bring lots of water with you (about a gallon), because it's about 3 miles one way.
DON'T BRING YOUR GOOD SHOES! YOU WILL GET WET!
Have fun! -footTRAX