The bike trails here in South Florida are really narrow, bushy and have tons of foliage.. I have a couple of scrapes just from brushing into twigs yesterday...
Wouldnt i get hooked if I had socks on? or are there specific MTB long socks I should buy?

Shoes, I wear my crossfit shoes when I went riding yesterday. My shoes are very light weight and have a very nice grip for my pedals. But my feet kept on slipping! I couldnt even tell you how many times I lost my footing on my pedals yesterday but maybe that is because I have plastic pedals vs. metal?