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Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail — 106 Miles of Ocean-to-Ocean Riding
A 106-mile paved trail from Key Largo to Key West, built on Henry Flagler's 1912 Overseas Railroad. Twenty-three preserved historic bridges, including the restored 2.2-mile Old Seven Mile. The only US bike route that crosses to a tropical island.
Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive — 11 Miles of Bike-Through Alligator Country
Forty-five minutes northwest of Orlando, an 11-mile gravel loop runs the north shore of Florida's fourth-largest lake. Open Friday through Sunday, sunrise to 3pm. Two hundred bird species, easily a hundred alligators, zero entrance fees — and most Orlando residents have never been.
Pinellas Trail — 47 Miles of Gulf-Coast Rail-Trail Riding
Forty-seven miles of paved rail-trail, fifteen feet wide, running the Pinellas peninsula from Tarpon Springs sponge docks to St. Petersburg. Six towns, thirty-plus road crossings, weekend crowds you'll either love or curse. Florida's most-used trail for a reason.
Shark Valley — A 15-Mile Bike Loop Through the Everglades with Alligators on the Pavement
Inside Everglades National Park, an hour west of Miami, there is a 15-mile paved loop road closed to cars. You bike past alligators basking on the pavement, wading birds working the slough beside you, and a 65-foot observation tower at the south end with views to the Florida Bay horizon. Three…
Withlacoochee State Trail — 46 Miles of Paved Rail-Trail Through Central Florida Forest
Florida's longest paved rail-trail. Forty-six miles, no cars, eighty percent under canopy, dead flat — a converted CSX rail bed that runs from Dunnellon south to Trilby. Bike rentals at both ends. The kind of ride that turns non-cyclists into cyclists for a weekend.