Florida trails · Jackson Red Ground Trail
Jackson Red Ground Trail
A 21.8-mile point-to-point in Florida, with 172 ft of climbing. Reaches Karick Lake. Managed by Florida Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 636 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Karick Lake (lake)
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Getting there
Jackson Red Ground Trail access. 30.78520, -86.88664 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:58 a.m., the sun rises at 6:23 a.m. and sets at 7:12 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:36 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 49 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 21.8-mile route takes roughly 8 h 09 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:32 p.m. — 4 h 40 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Jackson Red Ground Trail + Blackwater River State Forest Trails + Karick Lake Loop Trail — 9.8 mi loop, 556 ft gain
- Jackson Red Ground Trail + Blackwater River State Forest Trails — 10.5 mi loop, 618 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Yellow River State Trail — 16.6 mi
- Eglin Air Force Base To Highway 90 Connector — 18.6 mi
- Shoal River State Paddling Trail — 19.7 mi