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Old 09-15-05 | 07:29 AM
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RWTD
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No problem.One thing I should correct after looking closer at the map though,is that US 29 not Turner Rd. is the western alternative to US 27 connecting the Lake O area south to 41.This is paved 2 lane and goes through remote areas with Big Cypress to the east and Fl.Panther refuge and then Fakahatchee Strand preserve to the west.I haven't ridden this road but the Lalley route in the link above uses part of it and notes a paved shoulder on that stretch and his route will get you through the lake agricultural areas to the more remote parts.Turner River Rd. (the dirt road)actually starts in Big Cypress on 41 and heads north paralleling and just east of 29 but dead ends at Bear Is. a remote part of Big Cypress with bike trails and camping just north of Alligator Alley.It is great for biking the challenge is just getting there.Both 29 and turner river intersect 41 a bit west of loop road so there would be a stretch on 41 which is shoulderless and fairly high speed narrow 2 lane(with plenty of trucks) through the Big Cypress section.We actually rode it on a tour but luckily hit that stretch late day then early morning so it wasn't too bad though we did bail to the grass once or twice when trucks were coming from both directions.On west of Big Cypress 41 does pick up a shoulder again on into Naples where you can then follow Lalley's route up to Ft. Meyers if desired.East of Ft. Meyers the area around Arcadia/Wauchulla is nice and remote and connects on to Sebring by backroads.Also 74 is a nice remote route across to 27 though a long stretch with absolutely no services.
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