- Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail State Park
Infobox_protected_area | name = Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail
iucn_category = V
caption =
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
established =
visitation_num =
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governing_body =Florida Department of Environmental Protection Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail is a
rail trail inFlorida .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 theLochloosa Wildlife Management Area along a formerSeaboard 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]
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