Florida trails · River Rise Preserve State Park Trail
River Rise Preserve State Park Trail
A 14.7-mile network in Florida, with 30 ft of climbing. Reaches Sweet Water Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 23.0 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Sweet Water Lake (lake)
- Black Lake (lake)
- Downing Lake (lake)
Getting there
River Rise Preserve State Park Trail junction. 29.88031, -82.57184 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:42 a.m., the sun rises at 7:06 a.m. and sets at 7:54 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:18 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 47 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.7-mile route takes roughly 5 h 27 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:33 p.m. — 7 h 20 min before sunset.
Loop options
- River Rise Preserve State Park Trail — 3.1 mi loop, 98 ft gain
- River Rise Preserve State Park Trail — 6.9 mi loop, 191 ft gain
- River Rise Preserve State Park Trail — 8.0 mi loop, 137 ft gain
Nearby trails
- O'leno State Park Trail — 2.3 mi
- Santa Fe River Trail — 12.4 mi