I’m a transplant to this town from NC. My wife grew up here & in Jax & wanted to move back home, so here I am! After moving here I discovered the bike trails, & after riding my son’s heavy hybrid I have bought a vintage Trek & ride all the time, most everyday. The most I’ve ridden is 27 miles so far & am estimating that I can ride for around 35 miles all on paved bike trails!

I happened to be riding next to a guy from Orlando who has a daughter out here who he visits a couple of times a month & he always brings his bike when he comes just so he can ride these trails. Anyway, he told me that the trails were at one time train tracks that the state had converted in a program called something g like “rail to trail.” There are parts that of the old rail line which are still under construction with miles to be added.

If if anyone is in the surrounding area & doesn’t know about these trails, you’ve gotta check them out! I will be meeting a bike group in the area this evening for the first time for a twenty mile ride & am looking forward to it. There are other cycling groups nearby in Gainesville & Jax as well as the Keystone Heights bike group. There are also plenty of events in the area which I will be attending soon.

Moving here was a happy accident for me, but one I have come to love!