List of Florida paved bike trails

This is a list of Florida paved bike trails. Included in the list are cities that have won awards from the League of American Bicyclists as being a [http://www.bicyclefriendlycommunity.org/ Bicycle Friendly Community.]

Florida Bicycle Friendly Community award winners

ilver level

*Gainesville [http://www.bicyclefriendlycommunity.org/press_gainesville.htm]

Bronze level

*Boca Raton [http://www.bicyclefriendlycommunity.org/press_bocaraton.htm]
*Orlando [http://www.bicyclefriendlycommunity.org/press_orlando.htm]
*St. Petersburg [http://www.bicyclefriendlycommunity.org/AllBicycleFriendlyCommunities.htm]

Florida paved bike trails by area

Florida Keys

*Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail [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-mile continuous bike trail from the Gainesville Regional Airport to Hawthorne.

*Gainesville-Depot Avenue Trail [http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/north/trails/gaines_depot.htm] - Gainesville - 2.1 miles, paved
*Gainesville-Downtown Connector [http://www.cityofgainesville.org/pubworks/projects/hawthorne/faq.shtml] - Gainesville - 1.8 miles, paved (under construction)
*Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail State Park [http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/north/trails/gainesville_hawth.htm] - Gainesville - 16 miles, 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, paved

Jacksonville area

*Black Creek Trail [http://www.bicycleoutpost.com/places-to-ride.asp] - Orange Park - 8 miles, 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, paved (asphalt 12’ wide)

Orlando area

*Baldwin Park Trail [http://parrishco.com/cycling/baldwin-park-bike-trail/] - Orlando - 4.5 miles, paved
*Cady Way Trail [http://www.orangecountyfl.net/dept/cesrvcs/parks/ParkDetails.asp?ParkID=9] - Orlando - 6.3 miles, 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 Trail [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, paved
*Little Econ Greenway [http://www.orangecountyfl.net/dept/cesrvcs/parks/ParkDetails.asp?ParkID=25] - Orlando - 7.25 miles, 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 Trail [http://www.orangecountyfl.net/dept/cesrvcs/parks/ParkDetails.asp?ParkID=44] - Oakland, Winter Garden, Apopka - 22 miles, paved
*Wirz Park Trail [http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/pw/trails/trails_wirz.asp]

Pensacola area

*Pensacola Beach Trail - Pensacola Beach - 6 miles, 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, 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, paved (concrete 30' wide)
*Good Neighbor Trail [http://www.ci.brooksville.fl.us/commdev/goodneighbortrail.htm] - Proposed from Brooksville to Croom
*Pinellas Trail [http://www.pinellascounty.org/trailgd/default.htm] - Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Dunedin - 34 miles, 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 Trail [http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/westcentral/trails/14_upper_tampa_bay_trail.htm] - Tampa - Over 8 miles 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, 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, 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
*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 Trail [http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/eastcentral/trails/general_james.htm] - Mabel, Polk City, Lakeland - 29.2 miles, 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 Trail [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, paved (10' wide)
*Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail [http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/state/marks/default.htm]
*Withlacoochee State Trail [http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/state/with/default.htm] - Trilby, Croom, Floral City, Inverness, Citrus Springs, Gulf Junction - 46 miles, paved

ee also

*Florida
*List of cycleways
*List of Florida state parks
*Segregated cycle facilities
*Trail

ources

* [http://www.questmagazine.com/floridabiketrails.html Florida Bike Trails and Paths]
* [http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/index.htm Florida Greenways and Trails Guide]
*Florida's Paved Bike Trails - An Eco-Tour Guide - Jeff Kunerth and Gretchen Kunerth (ISBN [http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&CNT=25+records+per+page&CMD=isbn+081301851X 081301851X] )

External links

* [http://www.bicyclefriendlycommunity.org/ Bicycle Friendly Community]
* [http://www.outdoorgulfcoast.com/home/cycling/trails/ Northwest Florida Trail Listing on Outdoorgulfcoast.com]
* [http://www.railtrails.org/ Rails-to-Trails Conservancy]
* [http://www.bikingflorida.com Biking Florida]