Gainesville
I-985, Exit 16 (State Road 53). If you are traveling north on I-985, turn left. If you are heading south on I-985, turn right. Turn right on Frontage Road (1st Traffic light). Continue on Frontage Road until you turn left on Highway 13. Turn right on Elachee Drive and right on Elachee Road. This crosses I-85. The trailhead is straight ahead. Turn left at the dirt road to the trailhead to visit the Elachee Nature Center.

Mathis Trail
Mathis Trail maps and directions