Florida trails · Myakka River Trail
Myakka River Trail
A 22.7-mile point-to-point in Florida, with 13 ft of climbing. Reaches Lower Myakka Lake and other lake/viewpoint destinations. Managed by County Parish Borough.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 22.7 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Lower Myakka Lake (lake)
- Deep Hole (lake)
- Observation Deck (viewpoint)
Getting there
Myakka River Trail access — restroom. About 52 min drive (33 mi) from Arcadia. 27.26379, -82.28835 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:04 a.m., the sun rises at 7:28 a.m. and sets at 7:01 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:25 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 33 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.7-mile route takes roughly 8 h 24 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:52 p.m. — 3 h 09 min before sunset.