Florida trails · North Loop Trail
North Loop Trail
A 10.3-mile out-and-back in Florida, with 16 ft of climbing. Reaches Coon Prairie Pond and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 10.3 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Coon Prairie Pond (lake)
- Blanket Grass Pond (lake)
- Boat Pond (lake)
- Island Prairie Pond (lake)
Getting there
North Loop Trail access. 28.50771, -82.12297 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:41 a.m., the sun rises at 7:06 a.m. and sets at 7:51 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:15 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 45 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.6-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 38 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:43 p.m. — 5 h 07 min before sunset.
Loop options
- North Loop Trail — 9.7 mi loop, 143 ft gain
- North Loop Trail + Tower Cross West Trail + Florida National Scenic Trail — 13.3 mi loop, 175 ft gain
- North Loop Trail — 10.8 mi loop, 113 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Citrus C Trail — 9.8 mi
- Withlacoochee State Forest Trail — 11.0 mi
- Lake Louisa State Park Trail — 24.2 mi
- B Trail — 28.4 mi