Cycling in White Springs
White Springs has many cycling opportunities. There are fifty miles of off-road trails as well as hundreds of paved country roads. The Woodpecker Trail is a 3.4 mile paved trail through Big Shoals State Park, and numerous unpaved roads for the gravel enthusiasts.
Road Rides
Woodpecker Trail
A nice 12 mile ride that winds out of White Springs to Big Shoals State Park to the paved trail that winds through the park. At the end of the trail you can lock your bike and hike a mile to see Big Shoals, where the Cody Escarpment crosses the Suwannee River. Click here for a pdf map.
Winfield Wildflower Ride
This 13 mile ride is a mostly flat loop south of White Springs on quiet secondary roads. Click here for a RideWithGPS map.
Hydroponic Hop
This 28 mile ride heads out of White Springs west on country roads, including a stop at the University of Florida's Hydroponic Farm. Click here for a RideWithGPS map.
Longer Rides
The Suwannee Bicycle Association has many other road riding options. Click here for the road rides SBA has defined.
Gravel Rides
Woodpecker Gravel Loop
A nice 12 mile ride that winds out of White Springs to Big Shoals State Park to the paved trail that winds through the park, and then loop back on Road 1, an unpaved forest road. At the end of the paved trail you can lock your bike and hike a mile to see Big Shoals, where the Cody Escarpment crosses the Suwannee River. Click here for a RideWithGPS map.
Over the Muna
This 20 mile ride is a gentle ride west of town on a wide shoulder, and then back on mostly dirt secondary roads. Click here for a RideWithGPS map.
Swift Creek Gravel 24
This 24 mile loop is a nice combination of paved country roads and unpaved roads north of White Springs . Click here for a RideWithGPS map.
Longer Rides
The Suwannee Bicycle Association has many other gravel riding options. Click here for the gravel rides SBA has defined.
Off-road Rides
Bridge To Bridge
This 5 mile trail starts behine the ball fields and winds along the river to Wayside Park. Click here for a Strava map.
Big Shoals
This 16 mile route starts by the Suwannee with Beavor Loop trai into big Shoals State Park. It includes singletrack through the woods and along the river. Click here for a Strava map.
Fosters Hammock Trail
This 8 mile trail through Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park is part forest roads and part singletrack . Click here for a Strava map.
Other Rides
The Suwannee Bicycle Association has many other off-road riding options. Click here more options.
Click here for a map of the off-road trails around White Springs.
Click here for a map of the off-road trails around White Springs.