Florida trails · Prairie Riding Loop

Prairie Riding Loop

A 33.9-mile point-to-point in Florida, with 111 ft of climbing. Reaches Dinners Pond and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.

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Length

33.9 mi

Elevation gain

111 ft

Difficulty

Moderate

Max grade

11%

Steepest mile

+89 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.0 mi

Shape

point-to-point

Managed by

U.S. Forest Service

Elevation profile

The climbing leans toward the first third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 11.3. It gives back about 532 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

Reaches

Dinners Pond (lake)
Doe Pond (lake)
Set Pond (lake)
Round Pond (lake)
Long Pond (lake)

Getting there

PRAIRIE RIDING LOOP access. 29.01896, -81.69216 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:39 a.m., the sun rises at 7:03 a.m. and sets at 7:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:13 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 46 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 33.9-mile route takes roughly 12 h 37 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 7:40 p.m. — 9 min before sunset.

Loop options

Flatwoods Riding Loop + Prairie Riding Loop + Baptist Riding Loop — 6.3 mi loop, 363 ft gain
BAPTIST RIDING LOOP + PRAIRIE RIDING LOOP + FLATWOODS RIDING LOOP — 6.3 mi loop, 361 ft gain
BAPTIST RIDING LOOP + PRAIRIE RIDING LOOP + Baptist Riding Loop — 9.3 mi loop, 491 ft gain