Florida trails · Yellow River State Trail
Yellow River State Trail
A 35.3-mile point-to-point in Florida, with 38 ft of climbing. Reaches Crane Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 35.3 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Crane Lake (lake)
- Sigler Lake (lake)
- Pine Bluff Lake (lake)
- Stergan Lake (lake)
- Boiling Creek Lake (lake)
- Cat Island Lake (lake)
- Plank Bridge Lake (lake)
Getting there
Yellow River State Trail access. 30.55968, -86.98861 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:59 a.m., the sun rises at 6:23 a.m. and sets at 7:12 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:36 p.m. (CDT) — 12 h 49 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 35.3-mile route works out to roughly 13 h 05 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Jackson Red Ground Trail — 16.6 mi
- Shoal River State Paddling Trail — 26.6 mi
- Eglin Air Force Base To Highway 90 Connector — 28.3 mi