Florida trails · Lake Louisa State Park Trail
Lake Louisa State Park Trail
A 27.0-mile network in Florida, with 70 ft of climbing. Reaches Dudes Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 63% of the ascent, between mile 9.0 and mile 18.0. It gives back about 111 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Dudes Lake (lake)
- Hook Lake (lake)
- Smokehouse Lake (lake)
- Hammond Lake (lake)
- Lake Louisa (lake)
Getting there
Lake Louisa State Park Trail junction. About 47 min drive (27 mi) from Haines City. 28.44470, -81.73190 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:03 a.m., the sun rises at 7:26 a.m. and sets at 6:58 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:22 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 32 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 27.0-mile route takes roughly 10 h 02 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:28 p.m. — 1 h 30 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Lake Louisa State Park Trail — 2.5 mi loop, 105 ft gain
- Lake Louisa State Park Trail — 4.8 mi loop, 20 ft gain
- Lake Louisa State Park Trail — 2.0 mi loop, 37 ft gain
Nearby trails
- North Loop Trail — 24.2 mi
- Wekiwa Springs State Park Trail — 24.5 mi
- Seminole Wekiva Trail — 28.2 mi
- Chain-Of-Lakes Trail — 29.0 mi