MotoRevRoute Scenic Staff Pick
Ocala National Forest (SR 40)
Silver Springs to Astor
- Distance
- 34 mi
- Riding Time
- 40 min
- Climb
- 417 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Surface
- Paved
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- October through April. Summer is hot with afternoon storms.
- Fuel
- Fuel in Silver Springs and Astor, with little in between.
- Watch For
- Logging trucks, deer and black bears crossing, and sand at the edges of side roads.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
SR 40 crosses the Ocala National Forest from Silver Springs to Astor on the St. Johns River. It runs through sand pine scrub and longleaf pine with clear spring runs nearby, and passes the entrance to Juniper Springs, a recreation area built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.
Stops
- StartSilver Springs
- FinishAstor
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