Florida · Multi-use rail trail

Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail

106 mi long · in Florida · centroid 0 mi from Miami

The Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail follows 106 miles of the historic Overseas Railway corridor from Key Largo to Key West, paralleling the Overseas Highway (US-1) and crossing dozens of bridges. Multi-use (cyclists, walkers, runners) and largely paved.

States
Florida
Length
106 mi
Trail type
Multi-use rail trail
Network
Regional (rwn)
Centroid nearest city
Miami, FL · 0 mi · ~0 min drive
Centroid coords
25.7617°, -80.1918°
From Wikipedia: The Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail is a 106-mile (171 km) paved rail trail—a multi-use bicycle and pedestrian facility—being constructed between Key Largo and Key West in the Florida Keys. As of January 2022, 90 mi (140 km) of the trail has been constructed. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Termini

Start & end

Southern terminus: Key West, Florida.

Northern terminus: Key Largo, Florida.

Plan your hike

Practical notes

Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.

Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.

When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.

If you've hiked Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.

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Sources

Public data + curation

Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.