CREW Bird Rookery Swamp Trail 12-Miles

***We will be hiking at a moderate pace*** around the 12-mile loop, we will take a break to cool down and have a snack/lunch along the way. It is going to be hot and physically challenging, but a lot of fun too.

*****Expect to encounter GATORS, overgrown vegetation, and standing water on this hike*****

The hike will around 12-Mile hike of strenuous difficulty, so you know what to bring, plenty of water (3 Liters), snacks, etc. to hold you over for a day hike.

***Let’s meet at 7:00AM at the trailhead parking lot***, the meeting place coordinates are **(26.312013, -81.633570)**. ***We will start hiking no later than 7:15AM,*** the trailhead has a porta potty.

*****Gloria may do a shorter hike, if the temps are cooler*****

***If you can’t come out for this event, please consider joining Amy and her crew in a maintenance weekend at Jonathan Dickinson from Friday, October 13 to Sunday, October 15. Come for a fun day or stay for the whole weekend. [https://www.meetup.com/florida-trail-association-loxahatchee-chapter-pbcounty/events/295157853/](https://www.meetup.com/florida-trail-association-loxahatchee-chapter-pbcounty/events/295157853/)***

Public/Moderate to Strenuous.
Contact: Jorge Hernandez, 561-346-5129
Co-Leader: Gloria Hernandez, 561-308-0621

**HOW TO GET THERE:**

Take Alligator Alley (I-75 north) to SR-29 (exit 80).
Go North on SR-29 to Oil Well Road CR 858, turn left.
Go West on Oil Well Road to Immokalee Road, turn right.
Go North on Immokalee Road to Shady Hollow Blvd., turn left
On Shady Hollow Blvd (Dirt Road), go West until you see the trailhead on the right side of the road.
**The coordinates for our meeting place are (26.312013, -81.633570).**