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Conquering the Florida Trail in a skirt

The Florida Trail is one of the country's lesser-known national scenic trails. But that doesn't make its 1,100 miles any easier.

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by Lauren Hansen
August 23, 2017

Gretchen Matt at the start of the Florida Trail.

(Katie Klann)It's a long-standing tradition among serious hikers to adopt a nickname. (Matt's harkens back to her days as an Outward Bound instructor who was lackadaisical about cleanliness.)

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