About trails in Sumter County, Florida

Sumter County has 36 named trails on the map, covering 97.8 miles in total, an average of 2.7 miles per trail. That is the 29th largest mapped trail network among 61 counties in Florida. 23 of them are tagged for hiking and 18 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Multi-Modal Path, at 33.8 miles. 7 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 20 campsites and 7 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Marion Oaks, Lake Panasoffkee, and Polk City.

What the trails in Sumter County are like

By length, 23 are under a mile, 6 run 1 to 5 miles, and 7 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is South Sumter Connector Trail, at 8.1 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 36 easy. Of the 35 with measured elevation, Croom Trail climbs the most, about 234 ft.

Explore by activity

98Total miles

20Campsites

7Boat launches

Multi-Modal PathHikeMTB33.8 mi Multi-Model PathHikeMTB10.4 mi South Sumter Connector TrailMTB8.1 mi Croom TrailHike6.9 mi Jones Creek Trail6.4 mi Florida National Scenic TrailHike6.1 mi Mill Creek RoadMTB5.4 mi Multi- Modal PathHikeMTB3.2 mi Florida Coast-to-Coast TrailMTB2.9 mi Alto Landing RoadMTB1.7 mi Triple B Loop1.6 mi Potter Bend RoadMTB1.5 mi Old Oxford RoadMTB1.2 mi TunnelHikeMTB1.0 mi Pendarvis RoadMTB0.9 mi Davies RoadMTB0.9 mi Zach's Trail0.8 mi Cedar Hammock RoadMTB0.8 mi Pine Flatwood TrailHike0.7 mi Welch RoadMTB0.6 mi Walking PathHike0.3 mi Feeney Nature TrailHike0.3 mi Cut ThroughHikeMTB0.3 mi BridgeHikeMTB0.3 mi Multi-Modal_PathHike0.3 mi Woodlands CC Cart Hole 4Hike0.3 mi Southern Oaks BridgeHikeMTB0.2 mi Woodlands CC Cart Hole 1Hike0.2 mi Woodlands CC Cart Hole 5Hike0.1 mi Woodlands CC Cart Hole 10Hike0.1 mi Multi-Modal TunnelHikeMTB0.1 mi WoodHike0.1 mi Woodlands CC Cart Hole 2Hike0.1 mi Woodlands CC Cart Hole 6Hike0.1 mi Path to L PondHike0.1 mi Mott Camp Area Spur 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 October 25, 2026.