We ventured further last weekend, driving to Clermont and the General James. A. Van Fleet State Trail. Porter was all for doing the whole 30 miles from one end to the other, but I voted for going in stages. This time we biked about a third of the way, 19+ miles, from the Mabel Trailhead to the Bay Lake Trailhead and back.
The Van Fleet Trail is straight and flat, and apparently popular with those who want to race and time their biking, so it is well marked in miles and tenths, much more reliably than any other trail we've been on. Thus I was able to check the calibration of my odometer, and was pleased that it appears to be off by less than half a percent.
This is one of Florida's most rural trails, and thus a pleasant ride. We were not there at the best time of day to see wildlife, but the sights did get better after the dead rat in the parking lot. A rabbit bounded across the trail in front of us, we saw a few tortoises, and heard innumerable birds.
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The Van Fleet Trail, Part 2
Excerpt: Last Saturday we returned to the Van Fleet Trail and rode the second third, from the Bay Lake Trailhead to the Green Pond Road Trailhead, another round trip of about 20 miles.As we were riding on the straight, flat, paved trail in the middle of nowhere...
Weblog: Lift Up Your Hearts!
Date: July 6, 2007, 6:55 am
Excerpt: Last Saturday we returned to the Van Fleet Trail and rode the second third, from the Bay Lake Trailhead to the Green Pond Road Trailhead, another round trip of about 20 miles.As we were riding on the straight, flat, paved trail in the middle of nowhere...
Weblog: Lift Up Your Hearts!
Date: July 6, 2007, 6:55 am
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