Florida Trail Land Bridge Trailhead — Attraction in Belleview

Just moved down here and was trying to find a good starter trail for my dog and I! I went on the orange trail which is 1 mile (add some small xtra amount if you want to see the land bridge) one way and one mile back in essentially a loop. Super clear and easy navigation and easy to follow with clear markers. They painted roots protruding white so you don’t trip so that was a love. Like any trail in the woods there were mosquitos but just bring bug spray. If you keep moving they won’t be bad at all. Overall 10/10 and...

This section of the Florida Trail is nice. From the parking lot westward toward I 75, the forest growth has a lot of old and large Live Oaks. The land bridge across I 75 is unique. The history about the cancel that was going to be dug across Florida was a pleasant history surprise. We did 3 mile in from the parking lot and 3 back and was a great way to spend the afternoon. The individual trails, one for bikes, one for hikers and one for horses is...

This trail was great for rollerblading for the most part, but some debris not far from the trailhead flung me forward and fortunately I could bounce off into the grass. I didn't even fall, it was just like a long slow motion trip- I had my helmet and all pads on and definitely almost needed them. I skated around 7 miles (out & back) in total and only had the one snag so overall fine trails. There's also a Thai place that looked good nearby too,...