Florida trails · Lower Suwannee River Trail
Lower Suwannee River Trail
A 125.4-mile point-to-point in Florida, with 30 ft of climbing. Reaches Anderson Spring and other lake/spring destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 125.4 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Anderson Spring (spring)
- Mearson Spring (spring)
- Telford Spring (spring)
- Perry Spring (spring)
- Convict Spring (spring)
- Thomas Spring (spring)
- Running Springs (spring)
- Royal Springs (spring)
- Suwanacoochee Spring (spring)
- Blue Spring (spring)
Getting there
Lower Suwannee River Trail access. About 1 h 52 min drive (66 mi) from Gainesville. 29.32011, -83.14471 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:09 a.m., the sun rises at 7:33 a.m. and sets at 7:03 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:27 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 30 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 125.4-mile route works out to roughly 46 h 28 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.