Calla lily

I did a search and all the posts looked old so starting a new check in. I'm in west Volusia.

RonH

Welcome from west central Florida (near the Withlacoochee Trail ). There are a few members in your area. Keep checking here. If you're looking for group rides ask at some of the bike shops near you.

doug59

Welcome aboard!!!

Podagrower

There's a nice ride my group makes around the Deland area called Picket Fences. I'm on the eastern side of Lake County

Ronno6

I have done a fair amount of pedaling in western Volusia, from SR40 at the St. Johns river thru Emporia, down CR3 to (and all around) DeLand,
up CR3 thru Piersen and further north up US17, out CR305 and 304 to Colby's Corner, down SR15 back to DeLand, etc.
Loads of wide open spaces, fern farms, dairy farms, etc. around there.
Great roads,too.
There probably still is the Wednesday evening ride from the Drop Zone at the DeLand airport. Good group for all levels of ability.

Have fun !

Calla lily

Thanks. I ride mostly on paved trails (Spring to Spring and East Central Regional) with some light off road. I can't keep up with the road bikes. I ride a hybrid for fun/fitness. I think I might plan a ride around Lake Monroe.

Ronno6

The north side of Lake Monroe is nice, but most other sides require you to ride on busy roads.
415 has been under construction since forever, and is not pleasant.
Riding thru Sanford is very nice, but be careful if you ride 17-92 along the south shore.
Great shoulder but fast-paced traffic.
Good luck !!!

Podagrower

I've ridden the Spring to Spring trail a couple of times, the Debary end with the boardwalk section is my favorite. Like Ronno6 said, 17-92 can be nerve racking, and the bridge on 415 is downright hairy. Once the construction is finished on 415, it will be a nice ride.

Ron Harry

If you get over to east side of county, there's a nice ride called the loop in Ormond beach. Park east side of Granada bridge, ride along John Anderson heading north, and take every left turn you come to (sans parks and neighborhoods)[to end up back at Granada bridge 26 or so miles later]. Nice canopied wetlands ride riverside part.

A nice trail in Bunnell [flagler co] that runs to the coast [pretty much]...Lehigh Trail. Also, A1A is of the more picturesque rides around...but shoulder bike path only exists 'south', so I only ride south myself. Try and catch a nor'easter wind on A1A and you'll set your PR's in some fantastic swift rides.

Fldaves

I use to do those rides along with the SR 40/Nova Rd to St Johns river n back. The loop ride was my favorite especially the Tomoka park section.

lowracer1

I also like the riding around the ormand beach area. Otherwise I ride around the vero beach area when on vacation

Podagrower

I was out riding around Lake Monroe yesterday, and it looks like construction on 415 is finished. You can now take a trail from Lake Monroe Park all the way to Celery Ave. That leaves a 9 mile gap (there is a 2 mile stretch of trail) to a complete loop, and if I didn't want to ride on the road, taking the trail as an out and back would be a great option.

Calla lily

Thanks for that update. I saw this just before today's ride, so I went and rode the newly opened bit. Didn't do the entire thing, just 22 miles from Green Spring to Celery Ave and back. It looks like an out and back could be about 42-ish miles.

There's also a newly opened section of the Spring to Spring trail. It connects to the Lake Beresford section and runs along side Blue Springs State Park. Out and back it's about 5 miles.

Maximum Effort

Howdy all... live just at the top of the hill in debary. Regular visits to Stone Island and around the lake

NYMXer

I own a condo that I rent out in Daytona on Atlantic Ave. If there is a week or two that it isn't rented, I come down and chill. This year, I'm coming down in early November and bring a bike.

Podagrower

Stone Island is awesome.

Well, if you can hang around until the 20th check out the Horrible Hundred in Clermont, it's a little bit of a drive, but well worth it.

OldTryGuy

Horrible Hundred.....did it last year and am hooked. Great sag stops and food after. Wife checked this morning and registration still not opened up since it's not mid August. We have reservations for a room so we can come up and relax before and after the ride. No where near the 11,000+ feet of climbing in Six Gap Hundred but HH is still a challenge.

inspclouseau

Planning on this as well. Will be my first century.

I'm in Volusia also

pepperpat

I'm in Daytona. Just joined bikeforums today and finding my way around. :-)

Jaxjag

Welcome! I am up the road in Jacksonville. I just joined a couple of weeks ago. Lots of great information to be found here.

You might want to do an intro thread. Most ignore them but there are a few on here who are very welcoming and will say hi.

Podagrower

https://www.fdot.gov/info/CO/news/new...ailfunding.pdf

And getting even closer to being able to circle Lake Monroe without getting off the trail. I don't mind riding the 17-92 bridge as it is now (the shoulder is wide, but always dirty), but the 1/4 mile between the bridge and I-4 is just atrocious.