The Florida Cost To Coast Trail 2022

In this video we ride the now 80% complete Florida Coast to Coast Trail. What is this you ask? Well, it's going to be a 100% multi-use paved trail from St. Petersburg on the west coast all the way to Playlinda Beach on the east coast.
Since we love riding off-road we tweaked the route to add 30 miles of off road adventure!! This includes riding the power lines and Deliverance MTB trail in Starkey Park. To avoid the SR 50 sections we rode through the Green Swamp, which is always an highlight.
Gotta say we had an awesome time and will do it again! This is an excellent introduction to bicycle touring or bikepacking. Get your significant other out there and do it!
Link to the route we took: ridewithgps.com/routes/38950643
Ride on!

[@ryszardjacekrusniak7993]

Thank you. Now, when all the trail ready and my two bicycles (got to choose one) are idling already I'll ride it.

[@teddgram]

I love the format of your videos. You do excellent work. Thanks for putting in the time to make these.

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks for watching and for the nice comment, much appreciated!

[@jasonyoungokc]

Agreed! Thank you for sharing these adventures.

[@FollowThomas]

That was great. I did the C2C trail a few months ago myself but you took some off trails to avoid roads. That was cool. Good to see familiar places. 👍

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks! We are pretty lucky to have so many shared use paths in Florida! Cutting through the Green Swamp worked out perfect. Thanks again for watching and commenting!

[@JJ-rf7dg]

I'm hoping to move to Florida and enjoy the bike trails and weather

[@mikemills8426]

Great video, I’m new to biking and am planning this ride for November.

[@lancecrawley9542]

Beautiful, inspirational…thank you!!!

[@thanosgeronimo851pa9]

Thank you ! Safe travels and keep producing these inspirational videos!

[@gerarddriscoll5599]

10 out of 10 great job 🚴🚴🚴

[@MrandMrsLivingLife]

Amazing 😮I just got a bike I am hoping I can do this soon 👏🏾😁

[@oterosocram25]

Excellent B Rolls, thanks for the video. Looks like really fun.

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks, much appreciated.

[@mswarrior932]

Great video!! Awesome trail with an explosive ending!!!💥🚀

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks, much appreciated!

[@NothingToSeeHere-mb3fw]

I also Love watching the mileage tick over from 99.99 to 100 - sad when I miss it. Great video. Currently too many rides and not enough time. Thanks for filming and sharing! Bourbon 🥃

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks, much appreciated!

[@JohnMFlores]

Well filmed and edited. Thanks for sharing

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks for watching!

[@danmitchell3758]

Great video. Congrats on success tour.

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks so much!

[@karlr6810]

Cool vid, D. Really digged the wind chimes and fence artwork. Thanks for sharing... :)

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks Karl, yeah those wind chimes and all the fence artwork was an unexpected surprise.

[@oceaniccurrents]

So cool! Great video! Can’t wait to do rides like this with my boys when they get older!

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks! This is a perfect family adventure trip! We just rode it again last week and will have a new video coming out shortly that shows more detail on some of the sections that are a little more tricky.

[@jovenguardian]

Great editing and rhythm, on top of the nature shots, details of the route, and bikes. That Rivendell…

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks, much appreciated!

[@HunterTravels]

Great channel binge watching.

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks, much appreciated!

[@12345glenda]

Great video, thanks for sharing such a great experience. I enjoyed the format of the video. Planning to get a group together to do this C2C Ride. Thank you for the inspiration. Keep up with the good content.

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks, much appreciated. Hope you have an awesome time!

[@EbikeFloridaRailTrails]

Loved the video! Great job! Just subscribed

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks, much appreciated!

[@dimitriosfotopoulos3689]

I cannot believe how close you got to those Sand Hill Cranes. I am following you on Ride With GPS. Thank you for sharing

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks a lot. We are very fortunate in Florida to have so much diverse wildlife, especially birds. Happy trails.

[@EbikeReviews]

Outstanding video, thanks for making it. Just starting my research for a small ebike riding group. This is great info.

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Awesome, hope you all have an excellent adventure!

[@joebullington4997]

I really enjoyed your video and hope to do this ride myself on a mountain bike. The Porcupine Tree song was an unexpected surprise. Cheers and Happy Riding!!

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks, mountain bikes are the best, it's the do everything bike. You are gonna love the off road sections I added to this route.

[@alakhniranjan716]

Videogrpahy is as good as watching some good quality movie.. Great job folks..!❤

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks, much appreciated!

[@tomordr]

Nice video! I think the FL heat would kill me if I attempted something like that. What a strong riding beautiful companion you have there. Lucky man.

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks for watching and for the nice comment about Michele, yes I am very lucky. The winter time would be nice for you to do this ride. Happy Trails!

[@scable-eq7bp]

Very cool video, will have to put this ride on our bucket list, we live in Key Largo and ride on the overseas highway trail every day, Next month we will be biking the Natchez Trace Trail, the ride is 444 miles, starts in Natchez, Mississippi and ends in Nashville, Tenn.

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

We rode the Natchez in 2017 and actually have a video on it. It was a fun adventure, you are gonna have an excellent time! Yeah, defiantly put the C2C on your list. I have lived in Florida all my life and still have not been to the Keys, it’s on my bucket list.

[@dmstinylife3240]

Did you ride it? I camped along it in my bus...it's beautiful...

[@scable-eq7bp]

@@dmstinylife3240 Yes we did and absolutely loved it.

[@chrislambert2090]

Love the porcupine tree music

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks!

[@Mazam0rra]

I was looking for options for the fl-50 :) thanks. Thinking on doing it soon

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks. It’s a great way to cross Florida now. Ride on.

[@FloridaBikeAdventures]

Really enjoying your channel. Nice work.

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks, really appreciate it!

[@FloridaBikeAdventures]

@@PedalPowerAdventures What drone are you using? I want something I can bring with me on rides like this. Looking at the DJI mini

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

@@FloridaBikeAdventures I am using a DJI Mini. Definitely the best drone for bikepacking.

[@dcweber1]

gracias

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Lo aprecio. :)

[@hangingoutenjoyinglifewith2268]

🔥🔥🤙🏾

[@kninetranr1]

Your Videos are great , thank you for taking the time and effort putting them together. I live in FL would like do do the series of trails , how did you map it out

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

I used RideWithGPS to map out the route. In the video description I provided a link to the actual route from RideWithGPS. Thanks for watching and for the nice comment, much appreciated!

[@IsaacAdler]

First Riverside, now Porcupine Tree. Can't wait to chat about Haken and Leprous at Huracan?

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Haken and Leprous? I haven't heard of them but will check them out. We won't be at Huracan next year, good luck and have fun.

[@YetimanChrisB]

Looks like you did this ride in April of '22 and you commented you will do it again. Loved the video and the gravel/sand parts to avoid the busy roads. I'd be doing it on a wider tire gravel bike. You plan on completing the ride prior to March '24 for any updates? Thanks!

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

The small SR 50 section from the Withlacoochee trail where you turn off to head across the Green Swamp is still under construction and is always changing, everything else is the exact same. We may ride it again before March, if so I will let you know.

[@stephenwilliams4406]

Great Video, nicely done. Loved your music choice! Are eBikes allowed on The Florida Cost To Coast Trail? Thanks.

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks, yes ebikes are allowed.

[@neverbeentomoab]

Hi great video I think I’m going to spend the next few days watching more. Do you know if there are any organised events that use this route. I’m in the uk and I’m thinking of riding this next time I visit Orlando but don’t like the idea of riding alone in a strange country. Also would the route be suitable for a gravel bike ?

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

I have heard there are companies that do an organized tour of this route for a fee, but don't have any info on it. Gravel bike will work. I highly recommend staying an extra day in Saint Petersburg, especially if you like art. There are numerous excellent art museums there, like the Dali, Imagine Glass Museum, Museum of the American Arts and Craft Movement. To name a few. There are also almost 500 Murals scattered throughout Pinellas County, with most of them in Saint Petersburg. We are planning on riding the GB Divide next year and looking forward to seeing your country! Happy Trails.

[@spaceghost8995]

Great video but that FL terrain is so strange to this northern Indiana man. I'm not sure. I may try it but sure not doing it in summer heat though!

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Yes, winter is the best time for bikepacking here.

[@thanosgeronimo851pa9]

I love your videos and I recently subscribed. Keep up the good work. I recently bought a new mountain bike to start the bike packing adventures. What kind of tires do you carry for this kind of adventure. On and off road. Mine is 29x2.25? Are you using Garmin for navigation? I used to do a lot of mountain biking with my Gary Fisher but never Bikepack. Are there any bears in our areas? Thanos Ocala

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks for watching and subscribing! We typically use 27.5x2.4 up to 3.0 tires, but any size tire will work. I prefer 29er tires but 27.5 works out better for my wife so I just run the same thing. 29x2.25 is a good size tire and that is what I use on my cross country MTB bike. We prefer Garmin for navigation, I am currently using the Edge 1040, I previously had the 830. Garmin's work really well and have excellent battery life. There are black bears in FL and we plan accordingly when in those areas. Bikepacking is a wonderful way to travel and see this awesome world. Happy Trails!

[@jerrycagle7565]

Great video, was the trail well marked, all the connectors, did you download an app?

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

There is a link to the route we rode in the video description. RideWithGPS has a phone app that you can use to follow route if you do not have a Garmin or other GPS device. Not all of the trails are well marked and is always preferred to follow a GPX track. Hope this helps, thanks for watching!

[@twobusyliving6641]

Really enjoyed video. What type of bike do you have? Looking to buy a new bike and would really like to do a ride like this. Thanks!

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Thanks so much. We have Why Cycles S7 bikes that we use for almost all of our bike packing trips, but the coast to coast trail could be done on pretty much any bike except for a maybe a road bike since we diverted off the actual C2C trail to ride some mountain bike trails and cut through the Green Swamp. The actual C2C route would be all paved trails and a few road sections.

[@charlieruns7953]

My only question is: Bees what?

[@mattgatof4174]

Planning the trip for April My current bike has 38 ml tires. Do you think that would be adequate for your off road detours? Or is there a lot of sand Thanks for posting your gpx route

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

It’s possible but depends on your comfort level and riding ability. It’s also obviously going to be more enjoyable on a 2” wide knobby tire. I would probably skip the Starkey park off-road sections and stay on the Suncoast Parkway and Starkey paved trail. The Green Swamp section may be worth the effort to avoid riding on paved roads. Hope think helps, happy trails!

[@brianfisher8449]

Any chance I could get the Garmin route for this? Live in Melbourne. Thanks.

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

In the video description there is a link to the GPX route.

[@davidrogers7137]

Looking to do same (take longer) with loaded touring bike. I know 50 is a mess but are the trails after Withlacoochee suitable for touring bike. 700x38

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

It's possible on those tires, won't be as fun though.

[@bird.1980]

Can you recommend a mid range bike for this?

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

I would recommend getting a hardtrail mountain bike or a drop bar mountain bike. A mountain bike is the jack of all trades bike that can do everything and is really not that much slower on pavement when riding at touring speeds, but way more fun in the dirt. If you feel the need for a drop bar I would go with a drop bar mountain bike next, which still gives you the comfort of a wider tire and the look of a gravel bike, if that is what you are after. This is just my opinion of course and hope it helps.

[@srileo]

So you took just 2-3 days to do the entire ride? I m in Georgia. If i drive up and left my car at one end, is there public transport back from the other end?

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

We rode from the Crystal Beach area to Titusville in 2 days. Crystal Beach is about 34 miles from Saint Petersburg. I am not aware of any direct public transportation options to get you back. We typically will get a one-way car rental or U-haul. There are train options but is complicated (Amtrak and Brightline). Happy Trails!

[@techtraveler1365]

What kind of camera do you use?

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

I use the following: Sony ZV-1 GoPro Hero 9 DJI Mavic Mini

[@Carlospenamusic1]

how long did it take you to complete the trail?

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

2 days

[@shorepropertymaintenancell9039]

Do you have the map file on a format for Google maps or All trails? I would love to take your route this spring.

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

Google maps does not support 'navigable' custom routes and I am not familiar with All Trails. You can download the route from RideWithGPS in different formats and import into other apps for routing if they support it. My recommendation is if you are wanting to use your phone for on the bike routing use RideWithGPS. Good luck and have fun!

[@shorepropertymaintenancell9039]

Thanks for the reply. RidewithGPS wants me to sign up for their trial just to download it. I'll give it some thought. Great videos!

[@dcweber1]

Wondering the artist and name of the great opening song.

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

The first song is: Kings of Leon - Arizona

[@konstantingorbunov4372]

Where are other riders? Looks like a ghost town

[@spaceghost8995]

I love riding alone!

[@hejiranyc]

Couldn't continue watching after a few minutes. The music here is AWFUL.

[@PedalPowerAdventures]

I'm so sorry, can't please everyone!