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I’ve ridden from Clearwater through to Starkey hundreds of times. It’s is a great ride. I do different sections at a time. The wild life is amazing. Be especially careful of snakes that cross the trail. I’ve seen Water Moccasins, Diamond Backs and Black Racers. If you ride weekdays it’s not very busy. On weekends it can be busy in Clearwater, Dunedin, Palm Harbor and Tarpon Springs.
The building you rode by in Starkey Nature Preserve (and the other ones you might have noticed) are pump buildings. The Preserve also serves as a flood control basin.
Great video. Thanks for sharing your adventures. I live just a few miles from South Lake Trail and West Orange Trail. Ride them often. As you said, Lake County is very hilly. I can't wait to do the entire C2C Trail. I'm guessing the most of it outside Lake County is somewhat flat. Looking forward to your next adventure!
Yes anything else other than Lake County is pretty flat on the C2C Trail. You live in a great area if you have a chance to definitely ride the entire trail. Thanks 👍
Florida is the place to be at this time of year and Coast to Coast Trail is one of the best trail systems in Florida. Thanks for checking out the video. 👍
I moved back to FL 2 years ago and started riding again about 9 months ago. I've been blown away by the trail system in my region (Treasure/Space Coast). Very inspirational video, makes me want to try a multiple day ride!
That is awesome! Central Florida is a great place to live and ride. Definitely do the multi day ride. It's such a freedom feeling going only one direction and not worry about getting back where you got started.
Thanks for allowing us on your journey. I was born in New Smyrna and that Dairy Queen has been there since I was a little boy. I'm 67 now, and recently started riding bikes after many years away from bicycling. I'm inspired by your videos and hope to do some Central Florida trails, soon. Thanks again.
Central Florida has lots of beautiful bike trails and the C2C trail system is one of the best. I'm gonna be out there again as soon as the weather cools down. Right now I'm heading up north, it's just way too hot and muggy in Florida. Thank you for following my adventure rides.
Your video is so relatable. You put the miles but is not a race. You see something interesting you stop. You eat McDonalds and drink Coke Central Florida has so many good trails just 100 miles to the south we got nothing :(
This was a joy to watch as I have been riding the Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco trails in your video for many years! Hopefully they will construct a path along Highway 50 eventually… thank you for posting 👍🏼
I'm glad you enjoyed my ride. They're working now to add the bike trail alongside the SR-50. Next time I ride it should have the trail ready. You must be living close by to ride it often. It's a great trail. I rode the C2C this year again and I'm sure I'll ride it again next year. It's improving fast 😊
@@FollowThomas …. When you stopped to film on the Suncoast Trail past the Starky Park intersection there is wood fencing on the west side. I often see 8-12 foot alligators casually sunning in plain view! Be sure to stop and take a look on your next ride!!! 👍🏼
cool video man! Ive been riding Tampa and St Pete my entire life, and the pinellas trail is like a second home to me, very cool to see someone video it
@@lindseyhauk4140 yes it's the Gandy Bridge. It's a long bridge. I rode Courtney Campbell Causeway this year as part of my Coast to Coast ride. I'm sure I'm gonna be back there later this year, such a beautiful area to ride.
@@FollowThomas, thank you! I am anxiously awaiting the new bike path on the Howard Franklin, but I didn’t realize we could ride the Gandy. Enjoyed watching your video. It was really neat to stumble onto a video that was set so close to home:)
Thanks you for posting your journey. We live in central florida and I just was gifted an ebike. This looks like something I"d like to do, but maybe just starting in Orlando.
I used live on 1st Street which you only showed on your video for a second but I live on the other side of that bridge now and I've been waking up every weekend trying to motivate myself to go over it but I just don't trust the Tampa St Pete drivers on that bridge so you're very brave. One critique you took 1st Street all the way down if you would have made a left on the coffee pot one block over you could have been along the water which is a nice view would have added maybe an extra MI to the start of the Pinellas Trail but you would have gone all along the water's edge and seen the St Pete Pier. Great video
Tampa/St.Pete is a beautiful area to live, so many great trails to ride. I had no idea, the next time I go and check out the pier, thanks. It was relatively safe to go over the bridge because it had the bike lane all away. It's as safe as any other road with a bike lane.
Great vid. You brought a tent and sleeping bag but you stayed in hotels. It would be nice to see you camp along the way in some of that thick brush. More fun than hotels and alot cheaper too.
Cute hotel! You came to my side of Florida! We love Dunedin! That stinks about the flat! Good thing you know how to fix it. I like that they keep building more bike trails. We definitely need them. Great ride! I love going on the ride with you!
Dunedin is the best! Pronounced by locals “Done-Eden,” it is full of local breweries and good restaurants. For breakfast, I would have recommended the Wild Iris, but I understand you wanted something faster. There are several quick service places right up against the trail, a coffee shop to the north of the city and even a grilled cheese shop near the old railway station.
I thought you might have rode it again but, I recognized parts of your vid. I am going to be riding the C2C next month sometime for my 1st time. Since I live in mid NE Pinellas, I am just going to have somebody dropped me off in St. Pete and then, for the 1st day I will ride Pinellas Trail and then go home and rest for a day and then leave for Clermont after a good day of rest. People are saying there is too much construction going on on SR-50 to Clermont to ride on the road now so, I'm going to have to probably ride on that Loggers Rd to get to Clermont if my wheels can roll on it.
Pinellas Trail is beautiful especially after Clearwater but the beginning of trail St. Pete section has a lot of road crossings so it slows you down. If I would do it again I would probably start from Clearwater instead. You live in a great spot, you can stay at home on the first night. You could ride WMA gravel/sandy roads if you have 40 mm tires or above to pass SR 50. There is one more short confusing part after Winter Haven where you have no trail and have to ride sidewalks to get through but that's maybe 2 miles only. The rest of the ride is a nice paved trail.
@@FollowThomas I will just ride the Pinellas Trail a couple of days ahead and mark it on the route. I used to live on the West side of Pinellas and the trail was behind my back yard. The last overpass was South of me in Ozona. I know what you mean by there is a lot of stops in that South part. I can't really complain because we have trails here unlike Tampa who only has a couple of unfinished shorter trails. I am nervous about riding the C2C because I've never gone on a long journey or camped out while cycling. I don't think that I will be camping out this time. I've ridden three centuries in my life and within the last 5 years. I've come close to riding a couple of more getting around 80 some miles but, I it was late and I just wanted to get home. None of my Centuries were planned. I am in my low 50s now. I wanted to ride across Florida for the last 5 years. I couldn't ride Coast To Coast before because I was taking care of my Mom and I didn't have 5 days Free to complete it. I didn't think about just riding Pinellas Trail and getting 50 miles out of the way and then riding the rest until recently. You are right that I could just leave from my house and skip all of the stops and overpasses on the West side. My Mom recently passed and I told her that I would ride across Florida in her honor when she was gone and that's why I am finally going to do this. It will be in her honor. I think I am pretty lucky because I have friends along the way and I think I can stop and visit them while passing through their town. I hear a lot of people saying now that they are riding the C2C now which is like the season for riding it in January because the weather is nice for it. When it gets hotter, I don't hear much about anybody riding across Florida. It was a brutal summer last year here in Florida. I think you go on adventures more up North when it gets hotter to get away from the heat. Thanks for the video and the tips on the dirt roads and what size tires I need. I am going to drive up the Withlacoochee Trailhead this week or next and check out what's going on between there and Clermont on SR-50. The last time I was there was in January of last year and the cement trail went passed US301 but, I don't know how far.
Hi Thank you for posting this amazing video. There seems to be some confusion with the days ..day 2 is twice and don’t see day 3 also day 1 start in Clearwater to Tampa and day 02 goes back to Clearwater???
I see the mistake in RWGPS route link description. Day 2 was named twice but the link itself was correct Day 3. I started my ride from Tampa Amtrak Station and rode to the beginning of C2C in St. Petersburg and continued to Clearwater, that's where I started the Day 2. I think that's what made it confusing. Everything should be correct now.
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Very nice trip Thomas, I did a day trip on around Winter Garden a few years ago.
Winter Garden is a beautiful small town on the outer courts of Orlando, even Amtrak stops there.
I’ve ridden from Clearwater through to Starkey hundreds of times. It’s is a great ride. I do different sections at a time. The wild life is amazing. Be especially careful of snakes that cross the trail. I’ve seen Water Moccasins, Diamond Backs and Black Racers. If you ride weekdays it’s not very busy. On weekends it can be busy in Clearwater, Dunedin, Palm Harbor and Tarpon Springs.
I love that area on the Coast to Coast Trail, one of my favorite sections
the adventure never stops with you! bike life!!!
Thanks for following along. That's what it's all about, gotta keep moving, lfe is too short to wait 😂
Florida has such strong road and MTB biking, and the bay area is the heart of it. Moved and I miss this the trails most.
Florida has so many cool biking trails and the C2C trail system is one of the best. Can't wait for cooler season to ride it again.
The building you rode by in Starkey Nature Preserve (and the other ones you might have noticed) are pump buildings. The Preserve also serves as a flood control basin.
Thank you!
Great video. Thanks for sharing your adventures. I live just a few miles from South Lake Trail and West Orange Trail. Ride them often. As you said, Lake County is very hilly. I can't wait to do the entire C2C Trail. I'm guessing the most of it outside Lake County is somewhat flat.
Looking forward to your next adventure!
Yes anything else other than Lake County is pretty flat on the C2C Trail. You live in a great area if you have a chance to definitely ride the entire trail. Thanks 👍
Great video, this looked like a wonderful biking adventure!
It really was!
Such beautiful riding territory for sure!
Florida is the place to be at this time of year and Coast to Coast Trail is one of the best trail systems in Florida. Thanks for checking out the video. 👍
Muy buen recorrido
Thank you!
I moved back to FL 2 years ago and started riding again about 9 months ago. I've been blown away by the trail system in my region (Treasure/Space Coast). Very inspirational video, makes me want to try a multiple day ride!
That is awesome! Central Florida is a great place to live and ride. Definitely do the multi day ride. It's such a freedom feeling going only one direction and not worry about getting back where you got started.
Nothing is better than being on a bike.
I agree 👍💯
Thanks for allowing us on your journey. I was born in New Smyrna and that Dairy Queen has been there since I was a little boy. I'm 67 now, and recently started riding bikes after many years away from bicycling. I'm inspired by your videos and hope to do some Central Florida trails, soon. Thanks again.
Central Florida has lots of beautiful bike trails and the C2C trail system is one of the best. I'm gonna be out there again as soon as the weather cools down. Right now I'm heading up north, it's just way too hot and muggy in Florida. Thank you for following my adventure rides.
Your video is so relatable. You put the miles but is not a race. You see something interesting you stop. You eat McDonalds and drink Coke
Central Florida has so many good trails just 100 miles to the south we got nothing :(
Thank you for your nice comment, much appreciated ☺️
This was a joy to watch as I have been riding the Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco trails in your video for many years! Hopefully they will construct a path along Highway 50 eventually… thank you for posting 👍🏼
I'm glad you enjoyed my ride. They're working now to add the bike trail alongside the SR-50. Next time I ride it should have the trail ready. You must be living close by to ride it often. It's a great trail. I rode the C2C this year again and I'm sure I'll ride it again next year. It's improving fast 😊
@@FollowThomas …. When you stopped to film on the Suncoast Trail past the Starky Park intersection there is wood fencing on the west side. I often see 8-12 foot alligators casually sunning in plain view! Be sure to stop and take a look on your next ride!!! 👍🏼
cool video man! Ive been riding Tampa and St Pete my entire life, and the pinellas trail is like a second home to me, very cool to see someone video it
I loved the ride and Pinellas Trail is such a nice section of it. The Coast to Coast trail is all together 250 miles.
I live here in Seminole. What bridge is he on at the very beginning? The Gandy? It isn’t the Courtney Campbell, I ride that one a lot.
@@lindseyhauk4140 yes it's the Gandy Bridge. It's a long bridge. I rode Courtney Campbell Causeway this year as part of my Coast to Coast ride. I'm sure I'm gonna be back there later this year, such a beautiful area to ride.
@@FollowThomas, thank you! I am anxiously awaiting the new bike path on the Howard Franklin, but I didn’t realize we could ride the Gandy.
Enjoyed watching your video. It was really neat to stumble onto a video that was set so close to home:)
Thanks, much appreciated 😊
Thanks you for posting your journey. We live in central florida and I just was gifted an ebike. This looks like something I"d like to do, but maybe just starting in Orlando.
The good thing is that you can start from the middle and head in any direction. Biking is a great way to fully enjoy it and bike is even easier 👍
I used live on 1st Street which you only showed on your video for a second but I live on the other side of that bridge now and I've been waking up every weekend trying to motivate myself to go over it but I just don't trust the Tampa St Pete drivers on that bridge so you're very brave. One critique you took 1st Street all the way down if you would have made a left on the coffee pot one block over you could have been along the water which is a nice view would have added maybe an extra MI to the start of the Pinellas Trail but you would have gone all along the water's edge and seen the St Pete Pier. Great video
Tampa/St.Pete is a beautiful area to live, so many great trails to ride. I had no idea, the next time I go and check out the pier, thanks. It was relatively safe to go over the bridge because it had the bike lane all away. It's as safe as any other road with a bike lane.
I was at Coffee Pot Park today. I walk there or North shore almost everyday. We are blessed to have such great parks on the water
Great vid. You brought a tent and sleeping bag but you stayed in hotels. It would be nice to see you camp along the way in some of that thick brush. More fun than hotels and alot cheaper too.
I was planning to camp but didn't work out. This year I rode it again and camped every night. Camping in a way is definitely more fun.
Enjoyed your video, thanks for sharing. Starkey and the Pinellas Trail are my cycling favorites in this neck of the woods.
Do you live in the Tampa area? There are so many great trails.
I love my town of Dunedin! We have more breweries than McDonald's, like it should be.
It has a small trail towns vibe. I loved it! 😁
Cute hotel! You came to my side of Florida! We love Dunedin! That stinks about the flat! Good thing you know how to fix it. I like that they keep building more bike trails. We definitely need them. Great ride! I love going on the ride with you!
You guys live in a great area. It's like a biking paradise there.
Nice echo in those tunnels! ❤️👌🤣 Great trail! 🚴🏾♀️🚴🏾♀️🚴🏾♀️
It's like I have to do it! 😂
@@FollowThomas yep,.... Yeehaa!
nice video, Thomas. Enjoyed it from coast to coast! :)
It was a nice ride and I've done it both ways but I would do it again. 👍
I wanna come down and see gators, I'm contemplating coming down and riding this now!
Plenty of them around. Any body of water has some gators in it but they don't bother you don't mess with them.
Enjoyed the video!
Thank you, much appreciated 😊
Dunedin is the best! Pronounced by locals “Done-Eden,” it is full of local breweries and good restaurants. For breakfast, I would have recommended the Wild Iris, but I understand you wanted something faster. There are several quick service places right up against the trail, a coffee shop to the north of the city and even a grilled cheese shop near the old railway station.
It was Saturday, I enjoyed my coffee and live music. Thank you for the recommendations
So ridden Pinellas in dunedin area..... gonna do it in two weeks as a matter of fact. 😊
Have fun! It's hot in Florida 😊
Another option to get from downtown Tampa where the train station is to St Petersburg for the start of the trail would be to take the cross bay ferry
Someone mentioned that too. Next time I do that but the ride was nice too.
80 lk👍super...I enjoyed watching the wonderful video😊thank for sharing
Thank you. I'm happy to hear that 😊
I thought you might have rode it again but, I recognized parts of your vid. I am going to be riding the C2C next month sometime for my 1st time. Since I live in mid NE Pinellas, I am just going to have somebody dropped me off in St. Pete and then, for the 1st day I will ride Pinellas Trail and then go home and rest for a day and then leave for Clermont after a good day of rest. People are saying there is too much construction going on on SR-50 to Clermont to ride on the road now so, I'm going to have to probably ride on that Loggers Rd to get to Clermont if my wheels can roll on it.
Pinellas Trail is beautiful especially after Clearwater but the beginning of trail St. Pete section has a lot of road crossings so it slows you down. If I would do it again I would probably start from Clearwater instead. You live in a great spot, you can stay at home on the first night. You could ride WMA gravel/sandy roads if you have 40 mm tires or above to pass SR 50. There is one more short confusing part after Winter Haven where you have no trail and have to ride sidewalks to get through but that's maybe 2 miles only. The rest of the ride is a nice paved trail.
@@FollowThomas I will just ride the Pinellas Trail a couple of days ahead and mark it on the route. I used to live on the West side of Pinellas and the trail was behind my back yard. The last overpass was South of me in Ozona. I know what you mean by there is a lot of stops in that South part. I can't really complain because we have trails here unlike Tampa who only has a couple of unfinished shorter trails.
I am nervous about riding the C2C because I've never gone on a long journey or camped out while cycling. I don't think that I will be camping out this time. I've ridden three centuries in my life and within the last 5 years. I've come close to riding a couple of more getting around 80 some miles but, I it was late and I just wanted to get home. None of my Centuries were planned. I am in my low 50s now. I wanted to ride across Florida for the last 5 years. I couldn't ride Coast To Coast before because I was taking care of my Mom and I didn't have 5 days Free to complete it. I didn't think about just riding Pinellas Trail and getting 50 miles out of the way and then riding the rest until recently. You are right that I could just leave from my house and skip all of the stops and overpasses on the West side. My Mom recently passed and I told her that I would ride across Florida in her honor when she was gone and that's why I am finally going to do this. It will be in her honor. I think I am pretty lucky because I have friends along the way and I think I can stop and visit them while passing through their town.
I hear a lot of people saying now that they are riding the C2C now which is like the season for riding it in January because the weather is nice for it. When it gets hotter, I don't hear much about anybody riding across Florida. It was a brutal summer last year here in Florida. I think you go on adventures more up North when it gets hotter to get away from the heat.
Thanks for the video and the tips on the dirt roads and what size tires I need. I am going to drive up the Withlacoochee Trailhead this week or next and check out what's going on between there and Clermont on SR-50. The last time I was there was in January of last year and the cement trail went passed US301 but, I don't know how far.
Hi Thank you for posting this amazing video. There seems to be some confusion with the days ..day 2 is twice and don’t see day 3 also day 1 start in Clearwater to Tampa and day 02 goes back to Clearwater???
I see the mistake in RWGPS route link description. Day 2 was named twice but the link itself was correct Day 3. I started my ride from Tampa Amtrak Station and rode to the beginning of C2C in St. Petersburg and continued to Clearwater, that's where I started the Day 2. I think that's what made it confusing. Everything should be correct now.
What Navigation App are you using? Also what are you using or how are you charging the phone on the go?
I use Ride With GPS and Google Maps turn by turn for navigation and record my rides. I have an Anker 30000 power bank. That keeps all my devices charged up for days even with intense use.
30:04 ooo a gopher tortoise. Probably heading to high ground lol.
Yes, they like higher sandy grounds to dig into 👍
You have a nice network of trails down there.
The Florida Coast to Coast Trail is a connection of many paved trails coast to coast. I love this 250 mile ride. 👍
Sehr gut! Danke....
Thank you!
Like to see him what have you been riding
You mean what I've been riding? Just rode the Ohio to Erie Trail, check out the videos
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Thanks!
I love your accent
Thank you I'm Estonian. Thanks for watching 😊
Whoa, you started biking from Russia!? 😎
Haha, yes 😆
Peter Demens was one of the founders of St Pete, he was from Russia
May The Holy Ghost be with you on your journeys now and Always.
Thank you.
I wish the United States would build more bike trails. Well, i guess they are. Maybe the baby boomers are helping get them built.
We do have a lot of bike trails in Florida but more is always better, glad they're turning those old railroads into bike trails.