Florida trails · Santa Fe River Trail
Santa Fe River Trail
A 30.7-mile point-to-point in Florida, with 32 ft of climbing. Reaches July Spring and other lake/spring destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 30.7 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- July Spring (lake)
- Columbia Spring (spring)
- Poe Spring (lake)
- Ginnie Spring (lake)
- Lilly Spring (lake)
Getting there
Fort White Mitigation Park Wildlife And Environmental Area Trail access. About 54 min drive (32 mi) from Lake City. 29.91277, -82.77517 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:08 a.m., the sun rises at 7:32 a.m. and sets at 7:01 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:25 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 30 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 30.7-mile route takes roughly 11 h 24 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 6:55 p.m. — 6 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- O'leno State Park Trail — 11.1 mi
- River Rise Preserve State Park Trail — 12.4 mi