Parking
A gravel roadside parking area is reported on SW 328th Street west of the Biscayne entrance. From there, cross the canal, circle the roundabout, and take the short gravel connector by the information kiosk to the gate and trail.
Overview
About Biscayne-Everglades Greenway
Why go
- Flat canal walk with a short route to Biscayne Bay.
Heads up
- Mostly exposed, with dirt and gravel instead of continuous pavement.
Map & elevation
The route
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
1 active Biscayne alert
- CautionBoater caution: navigational markers may be missing or movedUse caution while navigating park waters: navigational markers may be missing or moved due to unforeseen circumstances. Check current park alerts before boating.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Biscayne Tour Guide
Your drive to Biscayne-Everglades Greenway, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Biscayne National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
Biscayne-Everglades Greenway Access0:00 / 0:24
“You're coming up on the Biscayne-Everglades Greenway access near the park entrance. The short canal walk here leads to the bay, then returns the same way: one point eight miles in all, taking about an hour.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Biscayne Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
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Trail guide
Hiking Biscayne-Everglades Greenway
The park-end walkThis is a flat, 1.
This is a flat, 1.8-mile out-and-back on the Biscayne end of the planned Biscayne-Everglades Greenway. From the SW 328th Street and L-31E access, circle the Biscayne entrance roundabout and take the short gravel connector by the information kiosk. Follow the L-31E Canal Trail north for about half a mile, then cross the water-control area onto the C-103/Mowry path. Go east about 0.4 mile to Biscayne Bay and return the same way. The saved distance is the full round trip; the map shows the walked corridor once.
UnderfootA short paved connector and bridge give way to dirt and packed gravel along the canals.
A short paved connector and bridge give way to dirt and packed gravel along the canals. It is nearly level, but cyclists share the route and the open canal banks have little shade. The water-control crossing is the main place to slow down and follow the path around the structures. For a shorter walk, turn back at the C-103 junction.
At the bayThe C-103 path ends at Biscayne Bay, where the straight canal corridor opens to the water.
The C-103 path ends at Biscayne Bay, where the straight canal corridor opens to the water. The route is simple rather than varied; the bay is the payoff. From the shoreline, the canal and levee make a clear foreground for a photo.
What the greenway includesThe regional greenway is still unfinished.
The regional greenway is still unfinished. This is its eastern park-end canal section, not a completed park-to-park loop. The 3.2-mile paved section built near Homestead is a separate stretch farther west; the proposed full route is not a continuous trail yet.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Biscayne
201 sightingsWest Indian ManateeMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
154 sightingsAmerican CrocodileMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
15 sightingsBurmese PythonMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
17 sightingsTamanend's Bottlenose DolphinMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
23 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
146 sightingsGreat BarracudaMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Biscayne. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
