Hike Bike Paddle Camp Florida with authors Sandra Friend and John Keatley as your guides
Each of these parks and preserves are a part of the greenway and you can walk their trails. There are others without public access. All of these preserves are managed by the City of Gainesville for day use only. Some have walk-in access only.
Following the flow of the creek downstream:
Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park [29.696516, -82.342923]
29th Road Nature Park [29.696516, -82.342923]
Alfred Ring Park [29.674283,-82.347019]
Loblolly Woods Nature Park [29.655222, -82.371825 ]
Split Rock Conservation Area [29.639295, -82.410380]
The Hogtown Creek Greenway listed below is a linear bike path bisecting Loblolly Woods Nature Park. It was given that name before a conservation plan was put in place to create an actual greenbelt through the city, and signage still refers to it by the name.
Featuring a dense slope forest along Hogtown Creek with old-growth trees and rare wildflowers along Appalachian-style ravines, this is a scenic hike in the heart of Gainesville
As Hogtown Creek threads its way through modern-day Gainesville, step into the past along a string of urban nature preserves.
Protecting 159 acres of lush forests along the confluence of Possum Creek and Hogtown Creek, Loblolly Woods Nature Park is a beauty spot in urban Gainesville.
