Florida trails · LAM Horse Trail

LAM Horse Trail

A 14.1-mile out-and-back in Florida, with 97 ft of climbing. Reaches Bumblebee Pond and other lake destinations. Managed by US Forest Service.

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Length

14.1 mi

Elevation gain

97 ft

Difficulty

Moderate

Max grade

Steepest mile

+68 ft

Shape

out-and-back

Surface

Unpaved (Soft Surface)

Bikes

yes

Horses

yes

Managed by

US Forest Service

Elevation profile

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 139 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Bumblebee Pond (lake)
Swim Pond (lake)
Round Pond (lake)

Getting there

LAM HORSE TRAIL access — parking nearby. About 52 min drive (28 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Ocala. 29.04003, -81.81941 · 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 7:27 a.m. and sets at 6:58 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:22 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 31 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 28.2-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 32 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 6:00 p.m. — 58 min before sunset.