The trail that leads from Keystone Heights to the entrance of Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park is all paved and runs right along side SR21. The trail isn't really all that exciting, but I did actually enjoy the hills for some ODD reason. But it's always fun (at least to me) riding someplace new that I haven't been before.

The part of the Palatka Lake Butler trail that I rode was east of Keystone and was pretty nice kind of like the Gainesville Hawthorne trail. Some more of the trail is paved west of town, but I didn't get a chance to ride that. It did look like they are in the process of paving some more of the trail west of town though. I really enjoyed my ride down the NON paved part of the PLB (palatka lake butler) trail the other day, well right until I realized I lost my wallet and phone. The trail has really nice base NOT all sand, some leftover railroad rock, but most of that is packed down pretty nice. Parts are overgrown with grass but you can still feel the the rocky base underneath the grass. And I did find some GREAT NEWS... well great to me anyway.... They are in the process of paving another section of the trail near me, that should be done this fall. http://www.dot.state.fl.us/PublicInf...affic/two.shtm

Really easy to get to Keystone the state park and the trails though. Just come up 301 past Hawthorne to SR26 (the next traffic light). Turn east (right) on SR26, take SR26 into Melrose at the traffic light (the only one in town) turn north (left) onto SR21. Stay on SR21 north until you get to Keystone Heights. Once you get to the main light in Keystone (SR21 & SR100) keep going north for about another 6 miles and you will be at the state park. If you go either north or south on SR100 you will see the PLB trail on the north side of the road. I think I would park at one of the shopping centers to ride the PLB trail rather than where I parked. I parked at the trail head a bit east of town.... There was not another car or soul there where I parked. I didn't really like the idea of my car just sitting there with NOBODY and nothing else around. The park is nice & clean and has bathrooms and a drinking fountain..... just looked deserted..