Upper Tampa Bay Trail-Montague St. — Attraction in Oldsmar

Really nice trail, plenty of shade along the way, especially toward the northern half. Fresh cold water provided at points along the trail. Very smooth asphalt. Very enjoyable bike ride. Only two negatives: Although there are maps posted at points along the trail, there are many places where a side trail diverges from the main trail, usually to connect to a trailhead where people can park and access the trail. However, there was often no way to know which was the main trail and which was the divergent trail, so this being our first time on the Upper Tampa Bay Trail, we ended up following several wrong trails. It would be helpful to have signs where the trail splits so that you don't end up having to do a lot of back tracking, as we did. You shouldn't have to keep checking your phone on a bike trail to keep you on the right track. MANY of the 911 station designators (numbers painted on the ground that you can give to the 911 dispatcher so they know your exact location in an emergency) are faded to the point of being illegible or are entirely rubbed off. They really need to be redone, it could make the difference between someone living or dying out there. All in all, this lovely, well-maintained trail is a great asset to Tampa Bay and we will definitely be...

Beautiful, well-maintained, paved trail and some sections are very shaded (greatly appreciated during mid-day walks). The other afternoon, I parked at Channel Park Pavillion and was lucky enough to see three manatees relaxing in the channel. It was an unexpected and magical experience because I have only seen manatees at ZooTampa and the TECO plant in Apollo Beach. I had no ideas that manatees could be right there in the channel beside Waters Ave in an urban setting. Hopefully I will get to see them again! This location has nice parking, restrooms, water, benches, and...

This is a pretty neat Trail especially for a recumbent as it has a lot of winding pathways. There are some good Shady spots and some full sun spots. I didn't see any Wildlife but there's quite a few people on the trail. There are several locations to start your adventure. Most of the parking cost $2 flat. If you start off of Hillsborough and go north when you hit Ehrlich it'll be a little weird because you can't figure out that right at book Ballyhoo you have to cross the road to continue the trail but it doesn't go much further as it's not...