Florida trails · Eglin Air Force Base To Highway 90 Connector
A 5.5-mile out-and-back in Florida, with 185 ft of climbing. Reaches Dugan Pond and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 68% of the ascent, between mile 1.8 and mile 3.7. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
Eglin Air Force Base To Highway 90 Connector access — parking nearby. 30.76206, -86.57451 · directions
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:57 a.m., the sun rises at 6:21 a.m. and sets at 7:10 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:35 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 49 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.0-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 16 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:38 a.m. — 8 h 32 min before sunset.