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Tom White Linear Trail (Moultrie Trail) - Moultrie Georgia Text and Photos last updated: 2013 Number of times I have biked this trail: 2 Location: Moultrie, Georgia Distance: 11.5 km (7.2 miles) Distance markers: yes Surface: asphalt Width: 3 metres Grade: Flat Condition of trail: good Parking: yes Water: one fountain Washrooms: no Garbage containers: at covered rest/staging areas Rest Areas: yes Trail marking: at the end with map Parking: The parking and staging area is located at the intersection of South Main Street and Lower Meigs Road – look for the shell station ( GPS: N31 09 07.3 W083 47 26.) This is a short local trail in the town of Moultrie Georgia (southwest of Tifton) Locally it is called the Tom White Trail... read more

Withlacoochee State Trail – Ridge Manor to Dunnellon Florida between Ocala and Tampa) Text and Photos last updated: 2013 Number of times I have biked this trail: 2 Location: Inverness, Floral City, Brooksville area Distance: 75 km (46 miles) Distance markers: yes Surface: asphalt Width: 3.5 metres (12 feet) Grade: Flat Condition of trail: very good Parking: yes Water: yes Washrooms: yes Garbage containers: yes Rest Areas: yes Trail marking: yes Of the 50 or so trails that we have biked, the Withlacoochee would rank in the top 10 for certain and perhaps in the top 5 (For some top 5 see Tay Shore, Petit Train du Nord and Silver Comet – in this blog) There are many access points and parking, but I will list just a few starting from the south end. ... read more

Nature Coast Trail (Fanning Springs, Florida) Text and Photos last updated: 2013 Number of times I have biked this trail: 4 Location: Chiefland, Trenton, Cross City & Fanning Springs, Florida Distance: 52.5 km (31.7 miles) Distance markers: yes Surface: asphalt Width: 3 metres Grade: Flat – rails to trails Condition of trail: mostly good Parking: yes see below Water: only in washrooms Washrooms: yes in towns/staging areas Garbage containers: at covered rest/staging areas Rest Areas: many Trail marking: yes with maps The Nature Coast trail is one of the nicer trails that I have biked. It is shaped like a capital “T” so can be divided into three parts: the base of the “T” ... read more

Richland B&O Trail - Mansfield Ohio Text and Photos last updated: September 2012 Number of times we have biked this trail: 2 Location: Mansfield Ohio Distance: 18.4 miles (30 km) Distance markers: miles Surface: asphalt Width: 3 metres Grade: Flat (rails to trails) Conditions of trail:Very good Parking: many areas Water: trail heads Washrooms: at trailheads and at stations in the towns Garbage containers: at staging areas Rest Areas: staging areas with a few benches near the towns Trail marking: No Trail Name The Richland B&O trail is located midway between Columbus and Cleveland Ohio just off interstate 71 at Mansfield. It forms a semi circle on its way ... read more