There are a lot of good trails within 20 minutes of TV. A few that I have hiked are Fire Island, Emeralda Island, Sunny Hill Restoration Area, Half Moon Wildlife Restoration, Ocala NF, and Santos Trail. I found that most any of the FL Bird Trails are worth exploring. Nothing in FL quite comapres to mountian hiking but it is unique. Mosquitoes and ticks can be a problems at times. My son and I did 10 day backpack in and out of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and that was probably one of my best memory hikes as it was also right before he got married and started a family ending our yearly camping trips since he was about 3 years old. Might want to consider joining The Villages Hiking Club --- they always know lots of good trails. I don't particulary like hiking in a crowd as it seems to defeat the serentiy of a quiet hike in the woods.
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