Ocean-to-Lake Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Jonathan Dickinson State Park near Rood, FL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi0 – 26 ft14.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 26.93463, -80.17537
Nearest town Rood, FL
Directions
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Ocean-to-Lake Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 44 min
Elevation -1–25 ft
Out & Back · Jonathan Dickinson State Park
Trailhead: 26.93463, -80.17537
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left onto Ocean-to-Lake Trail, heading E.
- 5.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach Ocean-to-Lake Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 5.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
25% sand11% dirt6% paved58% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:09 AMSunset 7:21 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:01 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:21 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:44 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- West Lake–Cow Pen Lake Loop, 3 lakes 4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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