Florida trails · Yellow River State Trail
Yellow River State Trail
A 62.1-mile point-to-point in Florida, with 48 ft of climbing. Reaches Crane Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 62.1 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)
- Dixon Lake (lake)
- Boiling Creek Lake (lake)
- Cat Island Lake (lake)
- Plank Bridge Lake (lake)
Getting there
Yellow River State Trail access. About 35 min drive (19 mi) from Crestview. 30.92535, -86.55930 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:23 a.m., the sun rises at 6:48 a.m. and sets at 6:16 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:40 p.m. (CDT) — 11 h 28 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 62.1-mile route works out to roughly 23 h 01 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Shoal River State Paddling Trail — 15.7 mi
- Blackwater River State Forest Trails — 16.2 mi
- Jackson Red Ground Trail — 21.7 mi