Mountain Bike! Florida, 2nd: A Guide to the Classic Trails Disney’s Magic Kingdom isn’t the only magical place in Florida. America’s Sunshine State offers mountain bikers a fantasyland of off-road trails, and Mountain Bike! Florida will help you discover its most unforgettable rides.
Newly revised, this guide provides detailed information on over 80 trails in the Panhandle, the Big Bend area, the Suwannee River area, Jacksonville and Gainesville, Central Florida, Southeast Florida, and the Southern Gulf. From the Alabama-Florida border to sunny Key West, Florida’s diverse collection of trails offers rides for bikers of all abilities. From flat, paved service roads to twisting single-track, if it’s good riding, it’s profiled here. Each route profile features at-a-glance key information, a thorough ride description, a detailed trail map, helpful sources of information, proximity of important services, valuable commentary on elevation changes and possible hazards and a rescue index. This guide also features interesting and entertaining photographs, vivid descriptions of the native flora and fauna, a glossary of mountain biking terms, tips on mountain biking etiquette, and ride recommendations for special interest groups.
Customer Review: Mountain Bike! Florida, 2nd: A Guide to the Classic Trails
The problem with the book is that there are not many great mountain bike trails in Florida and the few which are available are spread across the state. If you are a frequent mountain biker with intermediate skills you will get to know about the right trails in the bike shops and online.
Customer Review: Good but not as thourough as could be…
This book covers most of the popular trails in my area (panhandle) with detailed information about each. I especially like the authors descpritions on his personal rides. I do have one complaint however. The author gives general info about rescue and local services, but leaves out specifics like local bike shops, hotels, maybe even restaraunts. It would be nice to have this type of info if you are planning on traveling some distance to one of the listed trails so that you could plan accordingly. Otherwise a great book and an interesting read for early evenings when you can’t actually be out on a trail tearing across a single-track.
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