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Sweetwater Preserve Hiking TrailsBryan Lindenberger2022-08-07T11:28:19-06:00
  • Walking bridge at Sweetwater Preserve near Gainesville, Florida

Sweetwater Preserve Hiking Trails

Location and Hiking Trail Maps with Nature Viewing Information and Photos

Hiking Sweetwater Preserve
Boulware Springs Park Entrance
Alachua County
Near Gainesville, Florida
Entry Fee: None
Traffic: Light to Moderate

PDF Trail Map of Sweetwater Preserve

PDF Trail Map ^
Interactive Trail Map at AllTrails >

Get ready for excellent nature viewing when hiking Sweetwater Preserve in Gainesville, Florida. Plenty of American Beech and oak to provide ample shade for most of the hike too.

Coral snake bike rack at East Trail entrance, Sweetwater Preserve, for those biking the Gainesville-Hawthorne Bike Trail

Bike Rack

It is really two hiking trail loops, an east and a west loop, connected by a bridge over Sweetwater Branch Creek to form a sort of figure eight for your hike. It has two entrances, a west entrance off the street where there is parking, and an east entrance accessible by parking at Gainesville Bike Trailhead Parking (Google Map below) near Boulware Springs State Park and turning right (southeast) up the Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail after a couple tenths of a mile. Taken together, the trails will lead you about 4 miles.

What Are the Trails Like Hiking Sweetwater Preserve?

Sweetwater Creek at Sweetwater Preserve in the spring, Gainesville, FLThe trails are relatively hilly for the region but common to Gainesville, with a good number of sub-trails. Maps are

provided when they are in stock at the entrances helps you find your way, and the major intersections are numbered by posts.

Where Sweetwater Preserve really shines, however, is the pond overview on the East Trail Loop. A sign warns of alligators, and though I saw none that day, it’s an area rich in animal life. A bench allows you to sit back and enjoy the symphony of croaking frogs in summer months. Trail traffic is light to moderate with some joggers and people taking their dogs on walks in the creek area.

Trail Images Below

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Swamp at Sweetwater Preserve

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Frog in the swamp

Frog

The Eastern-Eyed Click Beetle appears to have big eye

Eastern-Eyed Click Beetle

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