Welcome to the East Coast Greenway in Florida

Cyclists travel along the Overseas Heritage Trail from Key Largo to Key West

Florida boasts the longest portion of Greenway with the most miles of completed trail. North to south, the Greenway enters Fernandina Beach, Florida (from St. Marys, Georgia, via the Cumberland Sound Ferry) then continues 585 miles to Key West, the United States' southernmost mainland point. The Greenway travels largely along the coast, through seaside villages, America's earliest historic sites, through vast nature preserves, and major cities that include Jacksonville and Miami. The route is currently 28% on traffic-free paths and includes the most bridges of any Greenway state.

Much of the Greenway through Florida is on wide sidepath that runs along route A1A. The ECG concludes with the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail, which hops from island to island for 106 miles (about half of which is completed trail). The Alliance also plans an alternate route that will provide access to Florida's Gulf Coast.

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28% of the route is Florida is completed trail, 26% is currently in development, 42% is in public control and awaiting development, and only 25 miles, or 4%, is considered “gap” where no potential route location has been found.

The ECGA is at work with regional and county planning agencies, trail developers, developments of regional impact, and trail advocates all along the coast to advance the Greenway, and as a result, progress is steady. To learn more about the trail progress and activities in Florida, visit the Florida Committee page.

 

• Trail Council member Steve Davis’s thorough review of the importance of the Greenway to Florida and especially Jacksonville published in the Florida Times-Union December 12th

 

• Florida Times-Union, November 30 2009 story on ECGA Executive Director Dennis Markatos-Soriano

 

• Amelia Island Bike Path plans in the April 17, 2009 News Leader

   

 

• Read up on the inaugural St. Johns River-to-Sea Loop ride in November 2008 in the January/February 2009 edition of American bicyclist, the League of American Bicyclists' bimonthly magazine.  You'll want to make plans to ride it or walk it yourself.  For touring information, log onto www.bikeflorida.org.

   

 

• See the St. Johns River-to-Sea Loop on video.

   

Google maps, turn-by-turn cue sheets, and overview maps are also available to help plan your trip and find your way through the route in Florida.

First Coast Florida East Coast Greenway Map

This handy, foldable brochure includes a map and descriptions of sites along the ECG in the First Coast region of Florida.
Contact us for a free copy of the brochure!

Florida Keys ECG Guide
This one page guide is outlines options for a one or two day trip along the East Coast Greenway in the Florida Keys.

The ECGA is proud to be working with many partners to complete the project in Florida. Partners include but are not limited to:

Bike Florida
First Coast Trail Coalition
Florida Bicycle Association
Florida DEP Office of Greenways & Trails
Florida Department of Transportation, Enhancements Office
Florida Trail Association
Florida Wildflower Foundation
Green Mobility Network
North Florida Bicycle Club
River of Lakes Heritage Corridor
St. Johns River Alliance
Spokes & Folks
Treasure Coast Regional Planning Counci
Visit Florida

Florida Mile Sponsors: thank you for your support! Your inscriptions are listed here and will eventually be posted in a kiosk on the ECG in Florida. Find out more about the Mile Sponsor Program.

Bike Florida
Florida Bicycle Association
Florida DEP Office of Greenways & Trails
Florida Trail Association
North Florida Bicycle Club
River of Lakes Heritage Corridor
St. Johns River Alliance
Visit Florida

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