We spent a month in Clearwater this winter and rode the Pinellas Trail just about every day. There were always plenty of people but it never seemed to crowded. It was great not to have to ride on the highway and there were plenty of stops if we decided to take a break orget something to eat.
I love going on the Pinellas Trail as it is right in the heart of Dunedin, and the community is perfect for bike enthusiasts
From Clearwater to Tarpon Springs on a beautiful sunday afternoon in February. Idyllic and everyone so friendly.
I used Google Earth to decide which portion of this continuous 42 miles of urban trail I wanted to ride. I chose the section from Tarpon Springs south to Dunedin. It is a Hall of Fame trail from Rails to Trails probably because of its convenient access and heavy use by locals.The community is fortunate have this resource actually. Others have commented on the Pinellas Trail shortcomings. My recommendation to out of state cyclists, is do not make a special trip to the Pinellas Trail if you are used to scenic rural trails. If your visit has already started like me, use it and no whining.
Loved this trail so great for biking walking running ! Rented bikes from Tarpon Tom's in Tarpon Springs ( one block from trail ) from Dave for the day. ( great price & good bikes ) We rode to Duniden and had lunch and visited their great stores. Its a must do activity well visiting the area. The trail is beautiful safe with lots of stops on the way !!
We prefer to ride bikes starting downtown and riding north to Honeymoon Island. Not too much to see riding south of Dunedin.
This trail is pretty good but not a "destination" trail. It is crowded and crosses too many roads to be a trail that you might plan a cycling trip around.
This trail is truly amazing- from the sponge docks in Tarpon Springs to the downtown dunedin shops and restaurants, some beautiful views of clearwater too. Well maintained and feels very safe there!
We have ridden all except four miles of the 38 mile trail and the stretch from Tarpon Springs to Dunedin is our favorite. The trail is nice through this area because it is less exposed and goes through interesting, more natural areas and the two towns offer great restaurant options. There are many places to park along the trail, but for this section we prefer parking at either of the two towns or at Wall Springs Park, located directly on the trail between Dunedin and Tarpon Springs. It has been our experience that drivers crossing the trail give way to skaters, bikers or pedestrians regardless of who has the right of way, but we always slow down to make sure that we are seen. The section north of Tarpon Springs to John Chesnut Sr Park (the end) is exposed and much of it runs next to a busy road, not very scenic, but the park is great. The section that runs through Clearwater, south of Tarpon Springs is less enjoyable and from our experience less frequented. We have not yet been on the initial four miles from St Pete.
We rode our bikes on this trail with complimentary bikes from our resort. It is a great trail. It has a lane for walkers and two lanes for bikes. It goes far but we rode it into Dunedin to go shopping. There are bike racks everywhere to lock up your bikes.