Paisley Woods Bicycle Trail

Ocala National Forest Offices and Rec Sites Remain Closed (10/11/2024)

Ocala National Forest Offices and Rec Sites Remain Closed (10/11/2024)

Area Status: Temporarily Closed

A day in the woods for mountain bikers, the Paisley Woods Bicycle Trail is a 22-mile loop through the southeastern corner of the Ocala National Forest. With trailheads at Alexander Springs and Clearwater Lake, it's a roller-coaster ride through rolling sandhills topped with stately longleaf pines. The bicycle trail is the Ocala National Forest's only major destination for mountain bikers.

At a Glance

Fees:	No fee unless entering at Alexander Springs or Clearwater Lake where you must pay a day-use fee.
Usage:	Light-Medium
Best Season:	Winter-Spring
Busiest Season:	Winter
Restrictions:	Bicycles must stay on their own trails. The Forest Service recognizes any type of motor-assisted or pedal-assisted bicycles (electric, gas or diesel) as motorized vehicles. Use of motor-assisted bicycles is only allowed on motorized trails. Motor-assisted bicycles are NOT allowed on mountain bike trails.
Closest Towns:	Paisley and Astor

General Information

General Notes:

Amenities at recreation areas at either end of the trail

Drinking water
Toilets

Trail-specific Information

The trail is typical for Florida scrub and sandhill environments, with stretches of deep soft sand in places, which may make going difficult.
Marked with yellow diamonds, it intermittently intersects the hiking-only orange-blazed Florida National Scenic Trail.
Blue-blazed connector trails connect the loop with both the Alexander Springs and Clearwater Lake trailheads.
Trail has two interconnected loops - the Alexander Loop (11 miles) and the Clearwater Loop (11 miles).
No designated rest areas..