Bike rides in Florida

Explore 11 rail-trail, greenway and park ride options in Florida, with route lengths, surfaces, access notes and starting locations. These are selected recreational outings, not an exhaustive trail inventory. Read each guide’s scope and access cautions before choosing a ride.

11 ride guides · alphabetical order

• Caloosa Park bicycle path: short bicycle return

  Boynton Beach

  Up to 1 mile return · Out-and-back

  Paved designated bicycle / walking main path

  Follow the signed main path on the signed paved bicycle / walking main path within the park. Turn after 0.5 outward miles or before the first public-road crossing, work barrier, uncertain continuation or uncomfortable transition, whichever comes first; retrace. Walk any initial lot or access-drive interface. Do not use a road or private-property detour.

• Flatwoods — Bruce B. Downs approach, paved loop and return

  Flatwoods Park, Bruce B. Downs entrance

  11 mi · Loop with shared approach and return

  Paved multi-use loop and approach.

  Start inside Flatwoods Park at 18205 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, using the signed vehicle entrance and public parking lot. The county map shows restrooms here and a paved Trail to Loop leading into the park. This outing follows that approach, completes the designated paved Flatwoods Loop, and returns along the same approach to your car.

• Glades Pioneer Park bicycle path: short bicycle return

  Belle Glade

  Up to 1 mile return · Out-and-back

  Paved designated bicycle / walking main path

  Follow the signed main path on the signed paved bicycle / walking main path within the park. Turn after 0.5 outward miles or before the first public-road crossing, work barrier, uncertain continuation or uncomfortable transition, whichever comes first; retrace. Walk any initial lot or access-drive interface. Do not use a road or private-property detour.

• Jacksonville–Baldwin: paved return from Baldwin depot

  Baldwin

  Up to 6 miles return · Out-and-back

  Paved main rail-trail

  Follow the paved Jacksonville–Baldwin main trail east toward Otis Road. Turn at three outward miles or before an earlier public-road crossing, work barrier or unsuitable surface, then retrace. Exclude the parallel horse trail, unpaved buffer-property spurs and local street connections.

• Lake Ida West Park bicycle path: short bicycle return

  Delray Beach

  Up to 1 mile return · Out-and-back

  Paved designated bicycle / walking main path

  Follow the signed main path on the signed paved bicycle / walking main path within the park. Turn after 0.5 outward miles or before the first public-road crossing, work barrier, uncertain continuation or uncomfortable transition, whichever comes first; retrace. Walk any initial lot or access-drive interface. Do not use a road or private-property detour.

• Legacy Trail: northward return from Venice Train Depot

  Venice

  Up to 6 miles return · Out-and-back

  Paved rail-trail with bridge / boardwalk transitions

  Follow the signed Legacy Trail north toward Nokomis and Sarasota. Turn at three outward miles or earlier before a public-road crossing, barrier or uncomfortable bridge approach, then retrace. Exclude Venetian Waterway branches, the downtown street network and the distant North Port connector. Stop at traffic controls and never use a road to bypass a closure.

• Pinellas Trail: short northward return from Taylor Park

  Largo

  Up to 2 miles return · Out and back

  Paved rail-trail

  Use the park's signed Pinellas Trail connection, walking through parking areas. Ride north up to one mile on the main trail and retrace; turn earlier at a crossing, work zone or uncomfortable ramp.

• Shark Valley — a paved loop shared with tour trams

  Shark Valley, Everglades National Park

  15.0 mi · Loop

  Paved road shared with bicycles, walkers and tour trams.

  Ride 15 miles total through the Everglades on a flat, paved loop. NPS describes the route as suitable for any bicycle. Tour trams and government vehicles share this road: stop completely and let them pass. Private cars stay on the entrance road and in the parking lot. This is a comfortable surface with a traffic condition that riders should consider before choosing it.

• Van Fleet — Mabel to the mile-25 picnic stop and back

  Mabel, Webster area

  8.0 mi · Out and back

  Paved designated bicycle path.

  Ride about eight miles out and back on the northern portion of the General James A. Van Fleet State Trail. Start at Mabel Trailhead, 7981 County Road 772, Webster, Florida, using the signed public parking south of State Road 50. The park identifies parking, a picnic pavilion, grill and restrooms here. Follow the designated paved trail south; this outing does not require crossing SR50.

• West Orange: short paved return from Killarney Station

  Oakland / Winter Garden

  Up to 4 miles return · Out-and-back

  Paved main multi-use trail

  Take the main West Orange Trail east toward Oakland. Turn at two outward miles or earlier before a public-road crossing, barrier or bridge approach you find uncomfortable, then retrace. Do not head west onto the hilly South Lake continuation, use SR 438 as a bypass or add the northern Apopka / Clarcona branches.

• Withlacoochee: short return from Wallace Brooks Park

  Inverness

  Up to 4 miles return · Out-and-back

  Paved main state rail-trail

  Join the main paved state trail heading south toward Fort Cooper / Floral City. Turn at two outward miles or before an earlier public-road crossing, barrier or uncomfortable section, then retrace. Exclude the lake boardwalk, park walking spurs, Croom forest trails and Fort Cooper side excursion.