Florida trails · Lake Louisa State Park Trail
Lake Louisa State Park Trail
A 15.4-mile network in Florida, with 52 ft of climbing. Reaches Dudes Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 29.3 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Dudes Lake (lake)
- Smokehouse Lake (lake)
- Hammond Lake (lake)
Getting there
Lake Louisa State Park Trail junction. 28.44470, -81.73190 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:40 a.m., the sun rises at 7:04 a.m. and sets at 7:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:13 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 45 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.4-mile route takes roughly 5 h 43 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:47 p.m. — 7 h 02 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Lake Louisa State Park Trail — 6.4 mi loop, 188 ft gain
- Lake Louisa State Park Trail — 10.4 mi loop, 201 ft gain
- Lake Louisa State Park Trail — 11.9 mi loop, 194 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Nwwrf Equestrian Trail — 18.6 mi
- North Loop Trail — 24.2 mi
- Wekiwa Springs State Park Trail — 24.7 mi
- Seminole Wekiva Trail — 28.2 mi