Everglades Exploration Network

Hike North From ENP Main Road at Pinelands Out of Park to SW 287th Ave

I've been wanting to do this for a couple years.  Last week I had a meeting at ENP Homestead HQ and decided to do it:

There's a road leading west across the canal behind the Homestead General Aviation Airport - SW 288 St.  It runs 6.2 miles west from the canal/levee and then makes a 90 degree turn south as SW 287 Ave.  This runs 2 miles south before dead-ending just outside ENP boundary.  Its part of the path I was hoping to include in my spring break 2015 bike ride ( ).

The hike from the main road to the dead-end of SW 287th Ave is 4 miles over (what I know now) rough solution hole (karst topography) terrain.  Certain ankle spraining, leg-breaking, arm-busting territory.

I parked at what I think was access road 6 or 9 (see the GE for map), then hiked south 1 mile before turning 30 degree (NNE).  The hike over karst terrain was 3 miles.  Then hiked back.

Plenty of drinking water along the way if you bring a filter.  I keep forgetting its summer...


View Larger Map

Views: 86

Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

North to the Left.  Of course, when I told David Denham of FTA this, he said "yeah, I did that in the 70s dragging my bike so I could ride all the way out."  WTF!

This image shows my start point (more to the east), when I turned on my GPS track.  I rested at the base of the road, had lunch, then tried a bit more West on the return, hoping to see better ground than karst/solution holes.  Didn't.  

I'd like to do it again but set out right from the gate at about 35-40 degrees to save a bit and maybe find a track to take the bikes.  I know Terry will say "no" to that...but what if they're being walked?  Sure can't ride over this moonscape.

Here's SW 287th ave when I climbed out of the "swamp" (ENP):

Here's the way back: 
Going back into the park, 210 degrees heading, 3 miles to service road, 1 mile on that to jeep.

Reply to Discussion

RSS

© 2024   Created by Keith W.   Powered by

Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service