The Sierra Club of Miami is hosting a 3.4-mile hike off the Tamiami Trail on Feb. 13. Members and newcomers can participate. Hikers will meet at the Oasis Ranger Station, off Tamiami Trail in the middle of the Everglades, then embark on the Robert’s Strand portion of the Florida Trail. According to a club [...]

  According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, a Boy Scout from Weston died while hiking the Florida Trail on May 9. The hike was a requirement for Michael Sclawy-Adelman to attain the rank of Eagle Scout.   “The 17-year-old Nova High School senior died Saturday during a sweltering 20-mile hike on The Florida Trail [...]

The Miami chapter of the Sierra Club is hosting a hike from the southern terminus trailhead of the Florida Trail (at Loop Road) to Oasis Ranger Station on Tamiami Trail. Hikers will pass orchids, bromeliads, dwarf cypress, giant sword ferns and other wildlife. Parts of the 7.7-mile hike will be wet.   Cost is $15. E-mail kaatjebernabei@bellsouth.net [...]