Upper Tampa Bay Trail
- 4.3 mi
- round trip
- 248 ft
- climb
- 62 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Oct–Apr
- best months
Upper Tampa Bay Trail is a 4.28-mile out-and-back hike in Florida with 236 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a straightforward route through the Upper Tampa Bay area.
Lookout Point TrailHiking · ~33 min drivePhoto: jesseasmith, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Golden Aster PreserveHiking · ~44 min drivePhoto: Always Ascetic, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)- Upland TrailHiking · ~33 min drivePhoto: jesseasmith, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Skyway TrailHiking · ~50 min drivePhoto: zoso8203, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)- Bay BoardwalkHiking · ~33 min drivePhoto: jesseasmith, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Brooker Creek Headwaters Nature Preserve TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
North Bay TrailHiking · ~41 min drivePhoto: Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Golden Aster Scrub Preserve TrailHiking · ~44 min drivePhoto: Always Ascetic, Public Domain Dedication (CC0) (via Flickr)
Central LoopsHiking · ~52 min drivePhoto: mbarrison, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Green Swamp TrailHiking · ~55 min drivePhoto: mbarrison, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit Upper Tampa Bay Trail
Best months: October–April. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
69° / 51°
8 wet
Feb
72° / 54°
7 wet
Mar
76° / 58°
7 wet
Apr
81° / 63°
6 wet
May
86° / 69°
7 wet
Jun
90° / 74°
11 wet
Jul
91° / 76°
15 wet
Aug
91° / 76°
16 wet
Sep
89° / 74°
13 wet
Oct
84° / 67°
8 wet
Nov
76° / 59°
6 wet
Dec
71° / 53°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, FL, 11.1 mi away at 6 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
