Florida trails · Wekiwa Springs State Park Trail

Wekiwa Springs State Park Trail

A 7.1-mile network in Florida, with 84 ft of climbing. Reaches Sand Lake and other lake/spring destinations. Managed by the state.

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Length

7.1 mi

Elevation gain

84 ft

Difficulty

Moderate

Max grade

Steepest mile

+52 ft

Shape

network

Managed by

State

Elevation profile

Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 19.3 miles.

3-D terrain

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Sand Lake (lake)
Barrel Spring (spring)
Wekiwa Springs (spring)

Getting there

Wekiwa Springs State Park Trail junction. 28.71282, -81.46212 · 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 7:48 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:12 p.m. (EDT) — 12 h 45 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.1-mile route takes roughly 2 h 41 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:44 a.m. — 10 h 05 min before sunset.

Loop options

Wekiwa Springs State Park Trail — 4.3 mi loop, 53 ft gain
East-West Crosstrail + Wekiwa Springs State Park Trail + Main — 7.2 mi loop, 134 ft gain
Wekiwa Springs State Park Trail + Sand Lake/Champion Sand Pine Trail + Main — 9.0 mi loop, 169 ft gain