Cycling The Good Neighbor Trail & Coney Island Lunch

Please check your bicycle before arriving, especially your tire pressure. Your bike should be in good working order, and tires inflated the morning of the event. All other issues we address on the fly.

We will be cycling the Good Neighbor Trail in Brooksville, FL. The trail is approximately 10 miles, and we will be doing an out-and-back ride for a total of approximately 20 miles.

Covering 10.1 miles from the Withlacoochee State Trail to downtown Brooksville, the Good Neighbor Trail is the newest section in the connectors created for the state-spanning Coast to Coast Trail under development. Yay!

We will meet at the Brooksville terminus: the 1885 Train Depot Museum on Russell Street and then ride the trail to where it connects with the Withlacoochee State Trail

The first portion of the trail wanders through some older neighborhoods, and then after crossing US 98 within sight of the Coney Island Drive Inn restaurant, we enter a long tunnel of trees. One of my favorite parts of this trail is when it goes through the Croom Tract, where a couple of times, the Florida Trail crosses the Good Neighbor trail. If you hike the Croom forest, you will recognize these familiar crossings. We will break as needed for water and take a longer water and fuel break at the intersection of Withlacoochee Trail and Good Neighbor Trail and then head back to the depot. There is NO water on the trail. You need to bring water and plenty of it, and it is hot out there! If you do not have water with you for the ride; you will not be riding with the group, sorry.

Helmets are recommended and required for anyone under 16 years of age. All skill levels and bicycles are welcomed. We will be riding at a pace of 10 - 15 MPH, but you’re welcome to ride faster or slower. Most importantly is that you’re confident in your ability to ride a total of 20 miles and to have fun!

Bringing water, snacks, sunscreen, and anything else you need to be comfortable.

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