General James A Van Fleet State Trail: Cycling the 29-Mile Rail Trail from Mabel to Polk City, FL

Join me as Jaydog Outdoors puts wheels down on my first Florida Rail Trail starting at the Northern end in Mabel.

I’m on my Giant Revolt again but this time it’s paved road all the way featuring swamps, wide open skies, and some Florida wildlife sightings! The unfamiliar landscape unfolds in front of me on a trail that had very few street crossings and a low human count as well so allows for higher speed and steadier pace if you’re looking for that type of ride. Bring plenty of water and snacks because this one seemed quite desolate in places.

Watch the ride unfold from beginning to end or jump around using the scene selection below. Either way, I think you’ll find that this trail is one to add to your list of “to do” rides, walks, or runs.

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Information about the trail at the TrailLink website:
https://www.traillink.com/trail/general-james-a-van-fleet-state-trail/

Scene Selection:
0:00 Intro/Tease
1:00 Title/Ride Begins through Wildlife Preservation Area and Swamp on Straight Paved Trail
4:44 Little bit of food prep info and still swampy on both sides/only 2 ways out
8:48 First Turtle Sightings (Gopher Tortoise?)
11:15 Passing the 22-Mile Marker (7-Miles Down) / Counting Turtles
12:40 Talking about taking Pontoon out on St. Johns River and Hontoon Dead River (Hontoon Landing) and Video Share of Alligator Sightings there
13:54 Farmland (Right) and Wildlife Preservation (Left) / First Bridge (10-Miles Down) / First Road Crossing
16:15 Squirrel Sighting and Video Share of Friendly Squirrel / More Turtles
18:00 Water Talk / Turtles vs Gators / 17-Miles to go / Deer Sighting
20:40 Beautiful Blue Sky and Hot Sun / Kermits Way & Svens Place Attractions at Halfway Point
23:30 Beware Alligators Warning Signs and Bicycle RX & Covered Viewing/Rest Area
25:00 Back on the Giant Gravel Bike w/13-Miles to go (it’s all paved!) and Turtle 10
26:40 Bridge Passing over Creepy Swampy Woods, Alligator Sightings, and Swamp Sounds (Bull Frogs?)
32:35 Back to the Ride / Another Bridge Crossing in the Green Swamp Wilderness Reserve
35:17 9.5-Miles to go on this fun straight rail trail
37:35 Turtle 13 and 6-Miles to go through Farmland and Pastures
41:19 Mile Marker 3.0, Turtles Abound, and Brief Trail Review
44:00 Viewing Platform Stop
45:00 1-Mile to Go and Mile Market 0.0 Trail Ride Wrap up

Music Attributions:

Cantina Blues – Take the Lead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100407
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

What True Self, Feels Bogus, Let’s Watch Jason X by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/reappear/
Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

Other Music by:
Modern Situations by Unicorn Heads
Beach Walk by Unicorn Heads
Break Your Lock and Key by Mini Vandals
Light Expanse by Unicorn Heads
Island Dream by Chris Haugen
Go Down Swinging (Instrumental) by NEFFEX
Good Days by Yung Logos
Fractal of Light by Chris Haugen
Free Me (Instrumental) by NEFFEX

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Pontoon Boat Rental: http://www.hontoon.com

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