Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail State Park

Infobox_protected_area | name = Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail
iucn_category = V

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locator_x = 228
locator_y = 149
location = Alachua County, Florida, USA
nearest_city = Gainesville, Florida
lat_degrees = 29
lat_minutes = 35
lat_seconds = 28
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 82
long_minutes = 11
long_seconds = 21
long_direction = W
area = convert|16|mi|adj=on length
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governing_body = Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail is a rail trail in Florida.

It is protected as a convert|16|mi|adj=on long Florida State Park and runs from the City of Gainesville's Boulware Springs Water Works to the town of Hawthorne. It passes through the Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park and the Lochloosa Wildlife Management Area along a former Seaboard Coast Line Railroad line.

Recreational activities

Activities include hiking, running, cycling, rollerblading, and horseback riding. A grassy equestrian pathway is available except east of the Lochloosa trailhead.

Hours

The Boulware Springs trailhead is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. November through April and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. May through October. The Paynes Prairie portion of the trail is open from 8 a.m. until sunset, 365 days a year.

References

* [http://www.floridastateparks.org/gainesville-hawthorne Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail] at [http://www.floridastateparks.org Florida State Parks]
* [http://www.froghat.org Friends of the Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail]
* [http://www.abfla.com/parks/GainesvilleHawthorne/gainesvillehawthorne.html Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail] at [http://www.abfla.com Absolutely Florida]
* [http://areas.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=FLSPGHTR&CU_ID=1 Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail] at [http://www.wildernet.com Wildernet]
* [http://outdoortravels.com/biking_fl_overview_gains-hawth.html Area Overview of Gainesville-Hawthorne Rail Trail] at [http://outdoortravels.com Outdoor Travels]