About trails in Alachua County, Florida

Alachua County has 106 named trails on the map, covering 231 miles in total, an average of 2.2 miles per trail. That is the 5th largest mapped trail network among 60 counties in Florida. 85 of them are tagged for hiking and 46 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail, at 30.2 miles. 9 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 3 trailheads, 10 campsites, and 12 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Gainesville, Micanopy, and Hawthorne.

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231Total miles

10Campsites

12Boat launches

3Trailheads

Gainesville-Hawthorne State TrailMTB30.2 mi footHike20.1 mi bicycleMTB17.4 mi Archer Braid TrailHikeMTB16.3 mi Waldo Road GreenwayMTB7.2 mi Hammock LoopHikeMTB6.9 mi Tung Nut6.9 mi Levy LoopHikeMTB6.6 mi Chacala TrailHike5.9 mi White blaze trailHikeMTB4.8 mi 6th Street Rail-TrailMTB4.5 mi Depot Avenue Rails-to-Trails Bike PathMTB4.3 mi Cone's Dike TrailHike4.0 mi Piney Woods Loop4.0 mi Yellow Blaze TrailHikeMTB3.7 mi Cross Campus GreenwayMTB3.4 mi Downtown Connector Rail-TrailMTB3.3 mi Red blaze trailHikeMTB3.3 mi Cellon Creek LoopHike3.2 mi Southwest 23rd Terrace TrailMTB2.9 mi Meadow View2.5 mi Kathy Cantwell TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Lake Pithlachocco TrailHike2.4 mi Newnans Lake South TractHike2.3 mi Bayhead TrailMTB2.3 mi Lakeview LoopHikeMTB2.2 mi Bolen Bluff TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Jeep Trail2.1 mi Still Branch CrossingHike1.9 mi Pineland LoopHikeMTB1.7 mi Old Archer Road TrailMTB1.7 mi Creek Sink TrailHike1.5 mi West TrailHike1.5 mi Kermit Sigmon TrailMTB1.5 mi Blue TrailHike1.5 mi Creek SideHike1.4 mi Tower Road Multi-use PathHikeMTB1.4 mi Hogtown Creek GreenwayHikeMTB1.4 mi Turpentine LoopHikeMTB1.3 mi White/Red connector trailHikeMTB1.3 mi Bramble Ramble1.3 mi Main TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Jane Walker TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Redbug Run1.3 mi Sweetwater Trail to River RiseHikeMTB1.3 mi Yellow TrailHike1.1 mi East TrailHike1.1 mi Lake TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Sparrow Hiking TrailHike1.1 mi River Sink TrailHike1.1 mi Jackson's Gap TrailHike1.1 mi Swamp TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Susan Wright TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi White Pond LoopHikeMTB0.8 mi Thrasher TrailHike0.8 mi West Interpretive TrailHike0.7 mi La Chua TrailHike0.7 mi Soggy Bottom0.7 mi Prayer WalkHike0.6 mi East Perimeter TrailHike0.6 mi Depot Park TrailMTB0.6 mi Tower RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi North-South TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Extra Credit0.6 mi Hogtown Creek PathHike0.6 mi Marsh TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Flatwoods Loop TrailHike0.5 mi West Perimeter TrailHike0.5 mi Sandhill Restoration TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Galiberry TrailHike0.5 mi Sandhill RoadHike0.5 mi Short-cut TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Flatwoods Trail SouthHike0.5 mi The SnakeHike0.5 mi Overlook TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Fitness TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Turkey Creek LoopHike0.4 mi Blueberry TrailHike0.4 mi Old Field Nature TrailHike0.4 mi North Perimeter TrailHike0.4 mi Connector Path0.4 mi Julia Reiskind TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Meditation TrailHike0.4 mi John Mahon Nature TrailHike0.3 mi Wacahoota TrailHike0.3 mi PK Yonge Bike PathHike0.3 mi Susan Wight TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Ecotone TrailHike0.3 mi Path To Miner’s CampHike0.3 mi Northwest 45th AvenueHikeMTB0.3 mi Pond TrailHike0.3 mi Deer Tongue TrailHike0.2 mi Terwilliger School Walk - WayHike0.2 mi Wayne Clements TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Potano TrailHike0.2 mi Gopher LoopHike0.2 mi South LoopHike0.2 mi Bird Blind TrailHike0.2 mi Hardwood Hammock TrailHike0.2 mi Powerline TrailHike0.2 mi Persimmon TrailHike0.2 mi Cypress Overlook TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi SEEP Nature TrailHikeMTB0.1 mi Tupelo Marsh TrailHike0.1 mi Gopher TrailHike0.1 mi Cypress TrailHike0.1 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 2, 2026.