The eight-mile trail runs east and west through the woods between 30-A and US 98. The trail is clean and well-maintained and also well marked by metal signs and arrows painted on the trees.
There's an nice access point with a shelter and parking lot at Santa Rosa Beach. It's on Satinwood Drive, which meets 30-A near Goatfeathers restaurant. There's a box where you can deposit the $2.00 per person day use fee.
You can also enter the trail at marked crossings on County Roads 83 at Blue Mountain Beach, CR 283 at Grayton Beach and CR 396 north of Seaside. Here's a Google map and a ink to a PDF map that shows the Longleaf and Eastern Lake trails.
In addition to hikers and their occasional canine companion, the trail is also a favorite for off-road cyclists and horse riders.
