Hiking trails near Ocala, Florida

114 official trails lie within 25 miles of Ocala — 900 miles in total, 97 rated easy and 0 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 123 ft; the median trail gains 24 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Cross Florida Greenway Trail	12.2	64 ft	Moderate	23 min · 11 mi
Price's Scrub	11.2	86 ft	Moderate	38 min · 25 mi
LAM Horse Trail	14.1	97 ft	Moderate	52 min · 28 mi
Lake, Alachua, Marion (Lam) Tr	22.5	107 ft	Moderate	37 min · 24 mi
Lake, Alachua, Marion (LAM) Trail	22.5	107 ft	Moderate	46 min · 26 mi
Florida National Scenic Trail	22.8	58 ft	Moderate	12 min · 7 mi
Pipeline Trail	19.1	78 ft	Moderate	49 min · 28 mi
Fnst - Western Connector	27.8	123 ft	Moderate	53 min · 32 mi
Withlacoochee State Forest Trail	10.4	48 ft	Moderate	35 min · 21 mi
Tobacco Patch	10.0	73 ft	Moderate	1 h 01 min · 32 mi
Price's Scrub State Park Trail	8.0	51 ft	Moderate	46 min · 30 mi
Ocklawaha Prairie Restoration Area Trail	14.4	31 ft	Easy	45 min · 22 mi
Ocala Urban Greenway	5.7	34 ft	Easy	20 min · 9 mi
Ross Prairie State Forest Trail	17.1	36 ft	Easy	22 min · 13 mi
Silver Springs State Park Trail	16.2	26 ft	Easy	24 min · 10 mi
Potts Preserve Trail	29.6	20 ft	Easy	1 h 00 min · 34 mi
Lake Panasoffkee Trail	15.3	26 ft	Easy	37 min · 27 mi
Georgia Pacific-Lochloosa Conservation Easement Trails	10.6	44 ft	Easy	45 min · 27 mi
Lake Eaton Loop Trail	2.1	78 ft	Easy	39 min · 23 mi
Halpata Tastanaki Preserve Trail	15.4	31 ft	Easy	24 min · 14 mi
0220N-0221	2.7	57 ft	Easy	49 min · 28 mi
Lochloosa Wildlife Conservation Area Trail	13.3	13 ft	Easy	38 min · 23 mi
Santos at 441 to the East Side of SR 200	2.9	55 ft	Easy	21 min · 12 mi
Triple B Loop Trail	5.0	24 ft	Easy	45 min · 29 mi

Quick picks near Ocala

Easy and short: Lake Eaton Loop Trail — 2.1 mi, rated easy, 19 mi from town
Longest: Withlacoochee River South Trail — 71.3 mi, 21 mi from town

What the trails reach

Lakes: LAM Horse Trail to Bumblebee Pond; Lake, Alachua, Marion (Lam) Tr to Zay Prairie; Lake, Alachua, Marion (LAM) Trail to Zay Prairie; Lake Panasoffkee Trail to Lake Panasoffkee

Springs: Silver Springs State Park Trail to Silver Springs; Rainbow Springs State Park Trail to Rainbow Springs; Springs Connector Trail to Silver Springs

Trail guides near Ocala

Withlacoochee River South Trail — 71.3 mi, 27 ft climb · 21 mi away
Fnst - Lake George Section — 40.3 mi, 137 ft climb · 28 mi away
Fnst - Seminole Section — 27.1 mi, 95 ft climb · 28 mi away
Florida National Scenic Trail — 85.9 mi, 147 ft climb · 29 mi away
Prairie Riding Loop — 33.9 mi, 111 ft climb · 30 mi away
Withlacoochee State Forest Trail — 96.5 mi, 121 ft climb · 38 mi away

Nearby towns: Inverness (26 mi) · Leesburg (35 mi) · Gainesville (36 mi) · Palatka (43 mi)

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