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Jelks Preserve Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
Florida

Jelks Preserve Trail

Venice, Florida

4.9 mi

Distance

276 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 38m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Jelks Preserve Trail is a loop trail in Sarasota County, Florida. It is 4.9 miles long. The nearest town is Plantation, Florida, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:4 ft
Max:12 ft
Gain:84 ft
Loss:84 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 4 ft and 12 ft across 4.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.4 ft7 ft9 ft12 ft0.0 mi1.2 mi2.4 mi3.7 mi4.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi11 ft
High point0.1 mi12 ft
End4.9 mi11 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Plantation, FL · about 2 mi away
County:
Sarasota County, FL

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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