gen. james a. van fleet state trail
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gen. james a. van fleet state trail印象
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the trail is across the road from me bikes go by all the time day after day. we ride on it a lot, love taking the grandskids on it
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We happened across this walking/biking trail while exploring Polk County, Florida. It is about a 50 mile trail with a few trail heads along the way. Nearly perfectly straight and flat pathway. Easy, wide open paved trail. Toilets and benches along the way. Bring water. Wear a hat. Bring camera and field glasses. We entered and exited the trail from the same point as we walked about two miles in then out. See wild life, birds, and just enjoy a nice day in always sunny Florida. Trail maps available at trail head. Parking/toilets at trail heads. Look up details about this abandoned railway as there is history here.
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If your purpose is to get exercise in a relatively safe place, the Van Fleet Trail is a good choice. If your purpose is to see great scenery and wildlife, keep looking for another trail. I think Van Fleet is boring in comparison to some of the other trails, but it has a consistantly smooth pavement surface so you do not have the worries of a gravel path.
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Went biking with some friends. Beautiful day and the trail was remote quiet and very awesome. Nice flat ride - long uninterrupted peace and quiet. Saw wild turkeys, deer, even a rattlesnake! This was one of the best rides we have ever taken. A tad hard to find - but worth the extra effort. Say "hi" to the cows while you are there too! Not much else to do in Polk City - but it does have a great place to ride!
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The trail used to be a railway track so it's very straight, but that makes it safe too, because you can see people coming for a mile. It's wide enough to accomodate walkers and bikers and even though some people ride pretty fast, I was never particularly bothered by them the way you can be on trails that have lots of twists and turns. On the north section of the trail there are side trails, and even a small toilet with a bike rack beside it. There's a good parking lot in Polk City from which you can go north or south on the trail. When you are finished your ride, go to Country Angels just up Main Street for some lunch.
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A very long and wide asphalt trail in great shape for flat biking. Passed alot of cattle farms and saw a rather large river otter in one of the swamp areas. Some sun and some shade and a couple of bathrooms along the path.
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We spent 4 hours cycling along this path and it was so beautiful. The vegetation is so different from what we see back home, it was such a delight. We saw wild turkeys, deer, gopher tortoises and several varieties of song birds. We also saw evidence of wild boar digging along the side of the path. Can’t wait to do it again!!
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We came across the Green Pond trailhead quite by accident. So glad we did. Walked to mile 13. Within minutes we had seen a Red Cardinal. Near the bridges we were surrounded by butterflies, at least 5 varieties of Swallowtail. Each of the three bridges had its own Alligator. On our way back we saw 2 Gopher tortoises and lots more birds. The cyclists we encountered were courteous and best of all there was absolutely no road noise. Plan to come back in the future with bikes!
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State parks providing free facilities for cyclists walkers skaters etc is commendable. At 66 years of age it has to be flat. This trail was as close to perfect as you would want. Excellent parking at the entrance. Well signed. My bike computer failed but that made no difference because there were mile markers all the way. My wife and I loved it. My lifetime best was 22 mikes but I exceeded that my 3 miles. Saw alligator deer and turtles en route. Usually flat can mean uninteresting but the swamps provided a lovely backdrop. Yes it's rural. I stopped at the first toilet less than 1 mile in and a ranger was there. Very friendly and I asked him about snakes. He confirmed that they do venture out for a sunbathe in the afternoon but provided you steered clear there shouldn't be a problem. Never saw one. I wish we were adventurous enough to complete the 29 miles but let's face it we are geezers. Our friends suggested we were nuts. When you consider our forefathers crossed rugged ground in a covered Waggon our adventure on flat paved roads pales into insignificance. A really enjoyable day out. Was my bum sore at the end. Yes was it worth it absolutely.
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Moved to Polk City because of this trail. 29.3 miles of Natural Florida country side. We ride the trail 3 days every week, always a pleasure. VERY RURAL trail, No stores for drinks or snacks. Restrooms at every trail head, about every 10 miles, at Mile Marker 0.5 (Polk City) , MM 10.0 (Green Pond Rd) , MM20 (Bay Lake Rd and MM29 (Mabel). Water at MM 0.0, MM 10.0 and MM 29.3. Parking available at all 4 trail heads. Straight and Flat and uncrowded, ride slow and enjoy the sights, Ride Fast with almost the trail to yourself.