Florida trails · Florida Trail-Loblolly
Florida Trail-Loblolly
A 5.4-mile network in Florida, with 125 ft of climbing. Reaches Devils Wash Basin and other lake destinations. Managed by FDEP Division of Recreation and Parks.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 5.4 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Devils Wash Basin (lake)
- Pebble Lake (lake)
- Little Lake Johnson (lake)
Getting there
Camp Blanding Kiosk Trailhead — parking nearby. About 26 min drive (18 mi) from Starke. 29.83571, -81.97709 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:04 a.m., the sun rises at 7:28 a.m. and sets at 6:58 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:22 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 30 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.4-mile route takes roughly 2 h 03 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:32 a.m. — 9 h 26 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Florida National Scenic Trail + Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park Trail + Florida Trail-Loblolly — 1.5 mi loop, 122 ft gain
- Florida Trail-Loblolly + Florida National Scenic Trail + Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park Trail — 1.5 mi loop, 104 ft gain
- Florida National Scenic Trail + Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park Trail + Florida Trail-Loblolly — 8.8 mi loop, 466 ft gain