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There are two main trails that are very good for hiking in Saddle Creek Park.  Dogs are allowed on the trails, but no motorized vehicles are permitted. The Nature trail is the main trail on the park and the other Trail is not strictly part of the park but access to the trail is from Saddle Creek.

Nature Trail
The Nature Trail is approximately 1.2 miles in length.  However, since it dead-ends and does not loop, then the full hike is more like 2.4 miles.  It is very broad and is well maintained and is an easy hike which will take approximately 1 hour to complete
  Virtual Tour
As you can see from the picture above, a lot of the trail is shaded, this makes it a good hike in the summer months.  Horses are also allowed on this trail.  

For a virtual tour of the Nature Trail or Tenoroc Trail, click on the respective photographs

Tenoroc Trail
Although the entrance to this trail is part of Saddle Creek, it is actually part of the Tenoroc fish management area.  To that point, there is an entrance fee ($3), that you self pay when entering the trail.  Until just recently no fishing was allowed in the Lake the trail surrounds, however it is now open and as long as people have a Florida fishing license they are able to fish in the lake.  There is also an entrance open at the north side from Saddle Creek Road that allows access.
   Virtual Tour
There are two parts to the Tenoroc trail, the first part you come to is called the Lake Loop and is 1.2 miles, the second part is called the Flatwoods Loop and that is 1.1 miles.  Overall it takes about 1hr 15mins to hike the trail.  This trail is far narrower than the Nature Trail and has more ups and downs.  It is a little harder to hike and has closer exposure to nature and wildlife.  The Lake Loop is mostly shaded, but the Flatwoods trail is far more open.

   
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