... either in mid-December or mid January.

I would like to do about a 2-week+ section, starting at western terminus, Ft. Pickens, and hiking as far as I can to the east.

2 questions:

Is this a decent part of the trail in terms of a lot of things, coolness, good trail, not TOO much road walking, some remoteness, etc?

Is this a good time to do this? Any preferences for mid January vs. mid December? Probably not too much difference, a bit more daylight in January.

I have zero experience hiking in Florida, so any info appreciated.