Panhandle riding suggestions?

"Andrew Thorne" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hey Floridians - yeah, you too, Dave.

I'll be spending next week in Grayton Beach - about
halfway between Destin

and

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Panama City. Is there any good riding nearby?

Cheers,

-Andrew "Can't believe that he has to take a gearie to
FL since his

Ionic

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hasn't arrived yet... Arrrg!" Thorne

There's a trail right across the street from Grayton called
the Longleaf Pine Greenway. From Grayton, take 30A East into
Seaside until you come to
395. Go north and the trailhead is on the right about a
mile up. There are some double track trails on the
east side of the road, behind the kiosk called the
Eastern Lake trail. The better, singletrack trail
(Longleaf Pine Greenway) starts out to the left of the
kiosk going north for a short time, then heads back
west across 395. About 8 miles of singletrack. You can
also access this at the west end by taking Satinwood
drive north from 30A, west of Grayton. These trails
aren't great, but for the area you won't do much
better. You can head over to Timberlake trails near
Fort Walton Beach for somewhat better riding, but you
need a permit to ride there...see the link below.
There's also some trails up in Pine Log SF north of
Panama City Beach on 79.

There's a paved bike path along 30A that rolls east and west
from Grayton. Very nice, relaxing, scenic ride.

This link has a good listing of all FL trails and should
help you out.

rogersunderland.comin flOpen ↗
orida.html

mfgp

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There's a trail right across the street from Grayton called
the Longleaf Pine Greenway. From Grayton, take 30A East
into Seaside until you come to
395. Go north and the trailhead is on the right about a
mile up. There are some double track trails on the
east side of the road, behind the kiosk called the
Eastern Lake trail. The better, singletrack trail
(Longleaf Pine Greenway) starts out to the left of
the kiosk going north for a short time, then heads
back west across 395. About 8 miles of singletrack.
You can also access this at the west end by taking
Satinwood drive north from 30A, west of Grayton.
These trails aren't great, but for the area you won't
do much better. You can head over to Timberlake
trails near Fort Walton Beach for somewhat better
riding, but you need a permit to ride there...see the
link below. There's also some trails up in Pine Log
SF north of Panama City Beach on 79.

There's a paved bike path along 30A that rolls east and
west from Grayton. Very nice, relaxing, scenic ride.

This link has a good listing of all FL trails and should
help you out.

rogersunderland.comin fOpen ↗
lorida.html

mfgp

Wow. Useful info on usenet on the very first reply. What is
the world coming to?

Many thanks. I rode sections of the greenway to the west of
rt283 last year, but anything to the east was undergoing
controlled burns so I steered clear.

I'll probably take a short drive to check out either
Timberlake or Pine Log one day when I'm down there. Which
would you say is better?

Cheers,

-Andrew

If one is in such dire straights (right word?) that one is
resorting to panhandling, then one should reconsider
participating in the sport of cycling.

Bill "$" S.

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If one is in such dire straights (right word?) that one is
resorting to panhandling, then one should reconsider
participating in the sport of cycling.

More like: if one is in such dire straights as to be looking
for mountain biking in Florida, perhaps one should consider
bringing a road bike on vacation instead.

-Andrew "but the beach is awesome, and I can't wait to
get another fish taco from the stoned guy with the
pushcart." Thorne

Sorni says:

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straights (right word?)

Straits...

HTH

Stephen Baker said:

Sorni says:

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straights (right word?)

Straits...

Got their CD right here!

Bill "but wasn't sure if expression was same" S.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Andrew Thorne said:

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If one is in such dire straights (right word?) that one is
resorting to panhandling, then one should reconsider
participating in the sport of cycling.

More like: if one is in such dire straights as to be
looking for mountain biking in Florida, perhaps one should
consider bringing a road bike on vacation instead.

_ The panhandle is only technically in Florida, really it's
just South Georgia and actually has some hills. Since
there's nothing there but pine trees and sand, a mountain
bike is handy.

_ Booker C. Bense

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I'll probably take a short drive to check out either
Timberlake or Pine

Log one

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day when I'm down there. Which would you say is better?

Cheers,

-Andrew

I know what you mean about getting good info off of
Uselessnet. Usually 3 trolls per one serious reply...lol

Timberlake has more miles of trail and better
hills...probably qualifies as "better." Maybe 30 miles
total. You need to buy an annual pass (five bucks) to ride
the trail since it's on Eglin AFB. They make you watch a
short video on Unexploded Ordinance before going in case you
run across some live missiles or something :^) But you need
to do all this at the ranger station in Niceville. I can't
remember the directions exactly. You should be able to get
directions by following the link on the Sunderland site.

There's two parking areas, one on top of the hill and one
below. There's a creek between so it is difficult to find a
way across besides the highway. Park on top of the hill and
ride that side if you want more challenging trails.

BTW, for some real riding in Florida, Ocala is the
place to go.

mfgp said:

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I'll probably take a short drive to check out either
Timberlake or Pine Log one day when I'm down there. Which
would you say is better?

Cheers,

-Andrew

I know what you mean about getting good info off of
Uselessnet. Usually 3 trolls per one serious reply...

uselessnet, that's funny. I keep thinking this thread is
going to refer to the panhandle of N Idaho... still
under snow in most of the good spots. That, or really,
really muddy.

Penny

Andrew Thorne" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hey Floridians - yeah, you too, Dave.

I'll be spending next week in Grayton Beach - about
halfway between Destin

and

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Panama City. Is there any good riding nearby?

Cheers,

Grayton Beach - Nice area. The Truman Show was filmed near
there, BTW.

Aside from the others already mentioned, Pensacola Florida (
www.porc.org ) and Tallahassee ( cccyclists.orgcccyclists.orgOpen ↗)
have some good trails too.

Scott

Thanks to all who gave me some pointers. I'm leaving
tonight.

Cheers,

-Andrew

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uselessnet, that's funny. I keep thinking this thread is
going to refer to the panhandle of N

Idaho...

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still under snow in most of the good spots. That, or
really, really

muddy.

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Penny

Naw, this is the Redneck Riviera panhandle. Never seen it
under snow, but always plenty of sand.

mfgp