Take a Ride in Bicycle-Friendly Lake Butler, in Union County, Florida
![The Palatka-Lake Butler State Trail's western terminus is in Union County, Florida](https://www.naturalnorthflorida.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lake_butler-9-300x255.jpg)
![The paved Palatka-Lake Butler Trail runs east from the intersection of SR121 in Lake Butler](https://www.naturalnorthflorida.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lake_butler-8-300x200.jpg)
If you’re looking for a quiet, low-key place to have a leisurely bicycle ride, head to Lake Butler, in Florida’s Union County. Union County is small and rural, but there are plenty of sights to see from either the Palatka-Lake Butler State Trail or the not-very-busy city streets. The trail’s western terminus is in downtown Lake Butler and runs 47 miles east, to Palatka, on the St. Johns River.
![Enjoy the sights in downtown Lake Butler, while riding the trail.](https://www.naturalnorthflorida.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lake_butler-5-300x166.jpg)
Lake Butler is located about 28 miles north of Gainesville, FL, at the intersection of SR121 and SR100.
![Lake Butler's city streets are quiet and perfect for an "urban" ride!](https://www.naturalnorthflorida.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lake_butler-3-300x151.jpg)
![See classic southern homes and buildings on your ride of the city streets.](https://www.naturalnorthflorida.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lake_butler-6-300x200.jpg)
![Union County's Courthouse](https://www.naturalnorthflorida.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lake_butler-2-300x200.jpg)
![Lake Butler's namesake: Lake Butler, on the western edge of town.](https://www.naturalnorthflorida.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lake_butler-4-300x200.jpg)