List of Florida paved bike trails
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This is a list of paved Florida bike trails. Included in the list are cities that have won awards from the League of American Bicyclists as being a Bicycle Friendly Community.
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- GainesvilleGainesville, FloridaGainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
http://www.bicyclefriendlycommunity.org/press_gainesville.htm
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- Boca RatonBoca Raton, FloridaBoca Raton is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA, incorporated in May 1925. In the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. However, the majority of the people under the postal address of Boca Raton, about...
http://www.bicyclefriendlycommunity.org/press_bocaraton.htm - OrlandoOrlando, FloridaOrlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
http://www.bicyclefriendlycommunity.org/press_orlando.htm - St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg, FloridaSt. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...
http://www.bicyclefriendlycommunity.org/AllBicycleFriendlyCommunities.htm
Florida Keys
- Florida Keys Overseas Heritage TrailFlorida Keys Overseas Heritage TrailThe Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail is a pedestrian and cycling trail currently in development in the Florida Keys. There currently exist 60 miles of trail included in the project with 40 additional miles planned for development. The eventual vision for the trail is to span from the island...
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/state/keystrail/default.htm - Florida Keys
Gainesville
Gainesville's trails are connected, and the Waldo Road Greenway, Depot Avenue Trail, Downtown Connector, and Gainesville-Hawthorne trail can be used to provide a 22 miles (35.4 km) continuous bike trail from the Gainesville Regional AirportGainesville Regional Airport
Gainesville Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles northeast of the central business district of Gainesville, a city in Alachua County, Florida, United States. The airport is owned by the City of Gainesville, FL and operated by the Gainesville-Alachua County Regional Airport...
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Hawthorne, Florida
Hawthorne is a city in Alachua County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,417 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hawthorne is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of...
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- Gainesville-Depot Avenue Trail http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/north/trails/gaines_depot.htm - Gainesville - 2.1 miles (3.4 km), paved
- Gainesville-Downtown Connector http://www.cityofgainesville.org/pubworks/projects/hawthorne/faq.shtml - Gainesville - 1.8 miles (2.9 km), paved (under construction)
- Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail State ParkGainesville-Hawthorne Trail State ParkGainesville-Hawthorne State Trail is a rail trail in Florida.It is protected as a long Florida State Park and runs from the City of Gainesville's Boulware Springs Water Works to the town of Hawthorne...
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/north/trails/gainesville_hawth.htm - Gainesville - 16 miles (25.7 km), paved (asphalt 10’ wide) - Kermit-Sigmon Trail http://www.leg.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb2726.html&Directory=session/2004/Senate/bills/billtext/html/ - Gainesville - Paved
- Gainesville-Waldo Road Greenway http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/north/trails/gaines_waldo.htm - Gainesville - 2.6 miles (4.2 km), paved
Jacksonville area
- Black Creek Trail http://www.claycountygov.com/Departments/Parks_Rec/community_parks.htm - Orange Park, Green Cove Springs - 8 miles (12.9 km), paved (asphalt 10’ wide)
- Jacksonville-Baldwin Trail http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/north/trails/jacksonville_baldwin.htm - Jacksonville, Baldwin - 14.5 miles (23.3 km), paved (asphalt 12’ wide)
- Keystone Heights multi-use path http://www.nflroads.com/gallery/displayPhotos.asp?id=214 - Keystone Heights - 5.5 miles (8.9 km), paved (asphalt 10’ wide)
Orlando area
- Baldwin Park Trail http://parrishco.com/cycling/baldwin-park-bike-trail/ - Orlando - 4.5 miles (7.2 km), paved
- Cady Way TrailCady Way TrailThe Cady Way Trail is a long rail trail in the Orlando, Florida area. It is partly owned by the City of Orlando Parks Division. Part of the trail also passes through the city of Winter Park, as well as unincorporated areas of Orange County....
http://www.orangecountyfl.net/dept/cesrvcs/parks/ParkDetails.asp?ParkID=9 - Orlando - 6.3 miles (10.1 km), paved - Candyland Park Trail http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/pw/trails/trails_candyland.asp - Longwood
- Citrus Trail http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/pw/trails/trails_citrus.asp - Seminole County
- Country Club Trail http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/pw/trails/trails_countryclub.asp - Sanford
- Cross Seminole TrailCross Seminole TrailThe Cross Seminole Trail is a pedestrian, bicycler, and equestrian trail in Seminole County, Florida just north of Orlando. The first segment opened in 2002. The current route begins in Oviedo and stretches into Winter Springs. An overpass was constructed in 2007, where the trail crosses State Road...
http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/pw/trails/trails_crosssem.asp - Seminole County - E. E. Williamson Trail http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/pw/trails/trails_eewilliamson.asp - Sanford
- Lake Minneola Scenic Trail and Clermont Trail http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/eastcentral/trails/lake_minneola.htm - Clermont, Orlando - 3.1 miles (5 km), paved
- Little Econ GreenwayLittle Econ GreenwayThe Little Econ Greenway is part of the Orange County Trail System. The current eastern terminus of the Little Econ Greenway is at Lokanotosa Trail next to the entrance to University High School. The greenway has recently been extended to Alafaya Trail, separated from but parallel to Lokanotosa. ...
http://www.orangecountyfl.net/dept/cesrvcs/parks/ParkDetails.asp?ParkID=25 - Orlando - 7.25 miles (11.7 km), paved - Kewannee Trail http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/pw/trails/trails_kewannee.asp - Casselberry
- Rinehart Road to Riverwalk Connector http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/pw/trails/trails_rine2river.asp - Sanford
- Riverwalk Trail http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/pw/trails/trails_riverwalk.asp - Sanford
- Seminole Wekiva Trail http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/pw/trails/trails_semwekiva.asp - Altamonte Springs
- West Orange TrailWest Orange TrailThe West Orange Trail is a long multi-use rail trail owned by Orange County Parks and Recreation in Orange County, Florida, in the United States.It passes through downtown Oakland, Winter Garden, and Apopka...
http://www.orangecountyfl.net/dept/cesrvcs/parks/ParkDetails.asp?ParkID=44 - Oakland, Winter Garden, Apopka - 22 miles (35.4 km), paved - Wirz Park Trail http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/pw/trails/trails_wirz.asp
Pensacola area
- Pensacola Beach Trail - Pensacola Beach - 6 miles (9.7 km), paved (asphalt 8’ wide)
Tampa Bay area
- Bayshore Linear Park Trail http://www.tampagov.net/dept_parks/trails/Bayshore_Trail.asp - Tampa - 4.5 miles (7.2 km), paved (10' wide)
- Friendship TrailBridge http://www.friendshiptrail.org/ - Tampa, Pinellas County - Believed to be the world's longest over-water recreation trail at 2.6 miles (4.2 km), paved (concrete 30' wide) (Trail closed 11/6/08, due to bridge safety concerns)
- Good Neighbor Trailhttp://www.ci.brooksville.fl.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=100&Itemid=76 - Proposed from Brooksville to Croom
- Pinellas TrailPinellas TrailThe Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail is a pathway in Pinellas County in the U.S. state of Florida. It stretches from Tarpon Springs in the north to St. Petersburg in the south, passing through the towns of Crystal Beach, Palm Harbor, Dunedin, Clearwater, Largo, Seminole, Bay Pines, South Pasadena and...
http://www.pinellascounty.org/trailgd/default.htm - Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Dunedin - 34 miles (54.7 km), paved - Suncoast Trail http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/westcentral/trails/suncoast.htm - Tampa, New Port Richey, Land O' Lakes, Brooksville - 41.3 miles/non-motorized paved trail
- Upper Tampa Bay TrailUpper Tampa Bay TrailThe Upper Tampa Bay Trail is a paved multi-use, non-motorized, rail trail located in northwest Hillsborough County, Florida.The trail currently starts at Old Memorial Highway and heads north along the Channel A canal. It crosses underneath both a Linebaugh Avenue bridge and CSX railroad tracks then...
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/westcentral/trails/14_upper_tampa_bay_trail.htm - Tampa - Over 8 miles (12.9 km) are currently completed; non-motorized paved trail - Flatwoods Park Trail http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/areas/lh-flatwoods.html - Tampa - 8+ miles, paved
Other areas
- A1A Bicycle and Pedestrian Path http://www.palm-coast-flagler.com/scenichighway.html - Flagler County - 19.5 miles (31.4 km), paved (concrete 10' wide)
- Bear Creek Nature Trail http://www.winterspringsfl.org/pr_parks.html - Winter Springs
- Blackwater Heritage State Trail http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/state/black/default.htm - Milton - 8.5 miles (13.7 km), paved
- Brevard/A1A Bike Path - Melbourne Beach
- Cape Haze Pioneer Trail http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/westcentral/trails/13_cape_haze_pioneer_trail.htm - Port Charlotte
- Cross Town Trail http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM89DM_Crosstown_Trail_Crystal_River_FL - Crystal River
- Fort Fraser Trail http://www.baynews9.com/images/news/2006/11/24//lgwholetrail.jpg - Bartow to Lakeland
- Gasparilla Island-Boca Grande Trail http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/westcentral/trails/gasparilla_island.htm - Port Charlotte, Venice
- General James A. Van Fleet State TrailGeneral James A. Van Fleet State TrailGeneral James A. Van Fleet State Trail is a rail trail in Florida, named after General James A. Van Fleet, who was a distinguished combat commander in both World Wars and the Korean War....
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/eastcentral/trails/general_james.htm - Mabel, Polk City, Lakeland - 29.2 miles (47 km), paved - Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/state/lakeotrail/default.htm
- Nature Coast State Trail http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/state/nat/default.htm - Cross City, Old Town, Fanning Springs, Chiefland, Trenton
- Palatka-Lake Butler State TrailPalatka-Lake Butler State TrailThe Palatka-Lake Butler State Trail corridor stretches nearly 47 miles from the vicinity of SR 238 in Lake Butler, Florida to west of US 17 in Palatka, Florida...
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/state/palatka/default.htm - Suwannee River Greenway at Branford http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/north/trails/suwan_river_greenway_bran.htm - Branford, Lake City, Live Oak, High Springs - 12 miles (19.3 km), paved (10' wide)
- Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State TrailTallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad Trail State ParkTallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad Trail State Park is a rail trail and Florida State Park located on of the historic railbed of the Tallahassee Railroad, which ran between Tallahassee and St. Marks, Florida. The trail ends near the confluence of the St. Marks and Wakulla Rivers. The portion...
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/state/marks/default.htm - 16 miles (25.7 km), paved - Withlacoochee State TrailWithlacoochee State TrailWithlacoochee State Trail is a long paved, multi-use, non-motorized rail trail in Florida located in Citrus, Hernando and Pasco counties.-The route:The southern terminus is at U.S. 98/301 south of Trilby, then runs north where it crosses over U.S...
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/state/with/default.htm - Trilby, Croom, Floral City, Inverness, Citrus Springs, Gulf Junction - 46 miles (74 km), paved - Withlacoochee Bay Trail http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/crossflorida/trails/with_bay.htm - Yankeetown, Inglis - 5 miles (8 km), paved
See also
- FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
- List of cycleways
- List of Florida state parks
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- Rail trailRail trailA rail trail is the conversion of a disused railway easement into a multi-use path, typically for walking, cycling and sometimes horse riding. The characteristics of former tracks—flat, long, frequently running through historical areas—are appealing for various development. The term sometimes also...
- Segregated cycle facilitiesSegregated cycle facilitiesSegregated cycle facilities are marked lanes, tracks, shoulders and paths designated for use by cyclists from which motorised traffic is generally excluded...
- TrailTrailA trail is a path with a rough beaten or dirt/stone surface used for travel. Trails may be for use only by walkers and in some places are the main access route to remote settlements...