Trail Maps, Photos, and Other Information
Enjoy hiking Alachua County near Gainesville, Florida! All pages provide maps to parking near trail heads plus trail maps. And you’ll find photos, entry fee and tail information plus more! Includes hiking trails, horseback riding, and off-road biking with great views of nature near Gainesville.
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Bivens Arm Nature Park – A nice spot in Gainesville for a family picnic gathering with a playground. But the nature walk is short and not much of a hike.
Cone’s Dike Trail – An easy 5-mile there-and-back at Payne’s Prairie (see below). Find a marsh with plenty of flowers, birds, and other animals.
Lake Alto Preserve – Multiple trails form a 4-mile loop that includes extensive boardwalk over a swamp. Plus, find a pier with a very calm and refreshing lake view.
LEAFS Stewardship Forest – Forest with meandering and somewhat overgrown trails preserved by the Longleaf Ecology and Forestry Society.
Little Orange Creek Preserve – Kathy Cantwell there-and-back trail near Hawthorne offers one of the most fun short trails you can find anywhere.
Longleaf Flatwoods Reserve – Six to ten miles of hiking amid longleaf pines in this beautiful, 3000-acre reserve. With low traffic, you may have all to yourself!
Newnan’s Lake Conservation Area – Two connected loops provide 9 miles of hiking in mostly open sun with pines. Discover great birding opportunities including bald eagles.
Prairie Creek Preserve – Miles of rich trails including pines, old forest, and swamp and marshlands. And it’s well maintained by the Alachua Conservation Trust.
Price’s Scrub Greenway Loop – Hiking, biking, and equestrian trails at Price’s Scrub State Park provide a solid good time outdoors with wide trails and a choice of loops.
Sweetwater Preserve – Rich in wildlife, this preserve has two entrances near Gainesville, and a bench overlooking an active swamp steals the show.
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