Up-to-Date Guidebooks
The Florida Trail Guide - second edition
by John Keatley & Sandra Friend
The Florida Trail's equivalent to AWOL's AT Thru-Hiker's Handbook or Yogi's PCT Handbook. It combines both mileage figures like the Data Book along with town maps and
information about hotels, restaurants, groceries, post offices, et cetera. Also includes route info for Eastern Continental Trail hikers beginning at Key West.
Second edition released October 25, 2015.
348 pages, $18.95, buy here
Florida Trail Data Book - seventh edition
by The Florida Trail Association / edited by Don Mock
Like all data books, this is a bare-bones mileage chart with campsites, water sources, road crossings, trailheads, et cetera. No town info. Should be used in tandem with the official maps. When new editions are released, it happens in the late fall, so wait till November or December to get it.
Outdated Guidebooks
Don't buy any of these guidebooks. They are all out-of-date and out-of-print. However, they may appear in web and Amazon searches. They are included here to help you steer clear of them.
The Florida Trail Guide - first edition
Sandra Friend & John Keatley
The first (2014) edition of the book listed above.
Florida Trail Companion Guide for Long Distance Hikers
by The Florida Trail Association
From Here to There on the Florida Trail: A Companion Guide for Long Distance Hikers
by Susan Roquemore
The Florida Trail: The Official Hiking Guide
by Sandra Friend