Florida trails · River Rise Preserve State Park Trail
River Rise Preserve State Park Trail
A 41.0-mile network in Florida, with 36 ft of climbing. Reaches Columbia Spring and other lake/spring destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 41.0 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Columbia Spring (spring)
- Black Lake (lake)
- Sweet Water Lake (lake)
- Downing Lake (lake)
Getting there
River Rise Preserve State Park Trail junction. About 36 min drive (23 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Lake City. 29.89806, -82.56989 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:07 a.m., the sun rises at 7:31 a.m. and sets at 7:00 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:24 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 30 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 41.0-mile route works out to roughly 15 h 12 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- O'Leno State Park Trail + River Rise Preserve State Park Trail — 2.2 mi loop, 50 ft gain
- Connector Trail + River Rise Preserve State Park Trail — 3.3 mi loop, 70 ft gain
- Connector Trail + River Rise Preserve State Park Trail — 3.6 mi loop, 78 ft gain
Nearby trails
- O'leno State Park Trail — 1.9 mi
- Santa Fe River Trail — 12.4 mi