Hiking trails near Leesburg, Florida

152 official trails lie within 25 miles of Leesburg — 1,144 miles in total, 136 rated easy and 1 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 170 ft; the median trail gains 21 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Withlacoochee State Forest Trail	96.5	121 ft	Hard	57 min · 30 mi
Prairie Riding Loop	33.9	111 ft	Moderate	1 h 07 min · 35 mi
Flatwoods Riding Loop	34.8	141 ft	Moderate	56 min · 31 mi
LAM Horse Trail	14.1	97 ft	Moderate	1 h 03 min · 32 mi
Florida National Scenic Trail	16.7	93 ft	Moderate	52 min · 33 mi
West Orange Trail	22.4	87 ft	Moderate	58 min · 32 mi
Lake Louisa State Park Trail	18.9	66 ft	Moderate	55 min · 28 mi
Baptist Riding Loop	7.8	95 ft	Moderate	1 h 04 min · 35 mi
Lake Norris Conservation Area Trail	9.8	90 ft	Moderate	1 h 04 min · 32 mi
Nwwrf Equestrian Trail	6.7	100 ft	Moderate	58 min · 37 mi
Withlacoochee State Trail	31.3	55 ft	Moderate	54 min · 29 mi
Citrus C Trail	4.4	117 ft	Easy	1 h 15 min · 41 mi
Southeast Blue	7.1	45 ft	Easy	1 h 01 min · 39 mi
Clermont Trail	3.1	170 ft	Easy	37 min · 21 mi
Lake Apopka Restoration Area Trail	26.2	108 ft	Easy	52 min · 22 mi
Croom Silver Lake Hog Island Trail	7.0	25 ft	Easy	57 min · 29 mi
South Lake Trail	4.6	61 ft	Easy	39 min · 25 mi
Seminole Wekiva Trail	6.1	53 ft	Easy	56 min · 33 mi
Flying Eagle Ranch Trail	14.6	19 ft	Easy	1 h 05 min · 34 mi
Wilson Lake Parkway Trail	3.1	86 ft	Easy	25 min · 13 mi
Lake Panasoffkee Trail	15.3	26 ft	Easy	38 min · 23 mi
Green Swamp Trail	10.4	31 ft	Easy	58 min · 33 mi
Groveland Trail	3.1	86 ft	Easy	25 min · 13 mi
Daubenmire Trail	6.0	30 ft	Easy	16 min · 7 mi

Quick picks near Leesburg

Easy and short: Citrus C Trail — 4.4 mi, rated easy, 24 mi from town
Longest: Withlacoochee State Forest Trail — 96.5 mi, 23 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Withlacoochee State Forest Trail to Tucker Hill

Lakes: Withlacoochee State Forest Trail to Twin Pond; Prairie Riding Loop to Dinners Pond; Flatwoods Riding Loop to Sink Hole Ponds; LAM Horse Trail to Bumblebee Pond

Springs: Lake Apopka Restoration Area Trail to Bear Spring; Wekiva River/rock Springs Run Paddling Trail to Rock Springs

Trail guides near Leesburg

North Loop Trail — 10.3 mi, 16 ft climb · 20 mi away
Lake Louisa State Park Trail — 27.0 mi, 70 ft climb · 21 mi away
Wekiwa Springs State Park Trail — 13.8 mi, 52 ft climb · 27 mi away
Seminole Wekiva Trail — 13.1 mi, 48 ft climb · 32 mi away
Fnst - Lake George Section — 40.3 mi, 137 ft climb · 34 mi away
Fnst - Seminole Section — 27.1 mi, 95 ft climb · 34 mi away
St Johns River Blueway — 125.1 mi, 14 ft climb · 38 mi away
Cady Way Bike Trail — 6.4 mi, 47 ft climb · 39 mi away
Florida National Scenic Trail — 85.9 mi, 147 ft climb · 39 mi away

Nearby towns: Apopka (23 mi) · Inverness (28 mi) · Brooksville (33 mi) · Ocala (35 mi)

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