Florida trails · Fnst - Lake George Section
Fnst - Lake George Section
A 40.3-mile point-to-point in Florida, with 144 ft of climbing. Reaches Prairie Pond and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 309 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Prairie Pond (lake)
- Hopkins Prairie (lake)
Getting there
FNST - LAKE GEORGE SECTION access. 29.17425, -81.69294 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:39 a.m., the sun rises at 7:03 a.m. and sets at 7:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:14 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 46 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 40.3-mile route works out to roughly 15 h 00 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- FNST - LAKE GEORGE SECTION + Florida National Scenic Trail — 0.9 mi loop, 4 ft gain
- Ocala Trail + FNST - LAKE GEORGE SECTION — 2.0 mi loop, 74 ft gain
- FNST - LAKE GEORGE SECTION + Florida National Scenic Trail — 3.4 mi loop, 137 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Fnst - Seminole Section — 0.0 mi
- Florida National Scenic Trail — 6.0 mi
- Prairie Riding Loop — 10.7 mi
- LAM Horse Trail — 12.0 mi