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Tour de Melon–Bring Your Bike to Chiefland, FL For Some Fun, June 1, 2019
Hosted by Suwannee Valley Rotary Club, The 2019 Tour de Melon in Chiefland, Florida is a great opportunity to ride the roads of Levy County with cyclists of all ages and experience. RIDE INFORMATION Choose from either a Road Route or multiple paved Trail Routes Terrain is flat. Well-marked rural highways. Route maps will be available …
Cyclists! Ride Through Scenic Levy County, Florida On The 2018 Tour de Melon, June 2
Cyclists! Amateur and “professional” riders will enjoy the 64th Annual Chiefland Watermelon Festival and get to ride on a variety of routes through Levy County (20, 40, 60 miles on Rails-to-Trails paved Trail and 50, 100 mile road routes). This is a ride for the entire family! Here’s the “scoop”: Choose from either a Century Route or …
Fort White–The Good Jumping-Off Spot for Ichetucknee Springs State Park!
The Ichetucknee River and springs put Fort White on the map, so to speak. Originally settled near “Fort White”, a military post built in the 19th century at the time of the Seminole Wars, this Columbia County town is truly a gateway to one of Florida’s most beautiful state parks. Ichetucknee Springs State Park stretches …
Monticello, Florida–Bike Fest, May 12, 2018
The 2018 Monticello Bike Fest will take place on Saturday, May 12 and will consist of a series of pro/am bicycle rides throughout beautiful Jefferson County, in Natural North Florida. It’s a CAAM Tour Series Event, so you’ll rub shoulders with some seriouse cyclists from the southeast. Ride 10, 30, 60 or even 100 miles …
Cycle Lake City, Florida–The Best of Urban and Rural Cycling
Go for a ride and take in our culture, sights and majestic wildlife. Lake City is the county seat of Columbia County, in Natural North Florida. And there’s no better way to see it than to hop on your trusty “steed” and ride the 17.7-mile Lake City Lakes Loop. You’ll see the best of Lake …
Hike, Bike or Drive on Dixie County’s Mainline Roads
“I’m often asked by visitors to recommend a drive, hike, or bike ride that best exemplifies the ‘Natural” in our Natural North Florida region. In my opinion, there are two distinct, but actually interconnected, routes–Dixie County’s Bowlegs Mainline and Dixie Mainline” Tommy Thompson Dixie County‘s mainline roads were originally built to haul harvested timber from …
Take a Long Bike Ride–Or a Short One–On Natural North Florida’s Cycling Routes
If you’re a bicyclist, our Natural North Florida region offers 32 excellent rides–long and short. Many are on bike-laned roads and others follow routes originally used by the railroads and logging trucks. All our routes can be accessed and ridden using the BikeWithGPS app on your smartphone. Unlock the power and utility of our routes by …
Fun, Food and Festivities in Wonderful Wakulla County, Florida
North Florida’s Wakulla County offers a variety of events, activities and natural wonders to delight even the most discriminating visitor. To the west, there’s the mouth of the Ochlockonee River, which winds from Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico. There are coastal villages worth exploring, too. The settlement at St. Marks and Panacea offers excellent …
Looking For Some Great Cycling? Download Our Ultimate North Florida Cycling Guide
The Visit Natural North Florida Biking Guide is online and ready to use. You can read it online, or download it as a PDF. It features 26 one-day cycling trips and 2 multi-day trips, all linked to the RIDE WITH GPS app that’s available for smartphones or certain Garmin GPS units. To use the …