Originally Posted by
Schwinnrider
Now we are gifted with two really nice bike trails(Suncoast Trail to the south, and Withlacoochee State Trail to the east), and MUPs and bike lanes cropping up everywhere.
I loved that Withlacoochee trail, though it was pretty far out of the way (I lived in Clearwater last few years before I moved).
One big thing I've noticed different about the trails there and the trails here (Seattle area) is that the trails here are functional. The FL trails are nice, but probably, mostly because they are all new in trail years. The trails in this area may not "quite" be as nice, but the nice thing is that they can be used to get around places, around the towns and suburbs. The Suncoast trail and Withlacoochee trail are both essentially not near anything much worth needing to go. Just north/south paralleling a main road (Suncoast hwy or US 41)....but they don't branch out and let you get around to places.