Walking Trail: Cabana Bay Beach Resort to Universal/City Walk Orlando

This slightly-shorter-than-a-mile walkway brings you from Cabana Bay, past Sapphire Falls and Royal Pacific Resorts, and onto the side entrance of CityWalk, near Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville. The Garden Bridge and Walkway connects these points and offers an enjoyable alternative to the buses. Timing this walk is a bit tricky, because it will depend on exactly where your hotel room is on Cabana Bay property. Nevertheless, once you exit the hotel from its northeast corner, the walk will take about fifteen to twenty minutes, depending on how eager you are. You’ll then enter CityWalk close to Islands of Adventure, so you’ll only need to add another two minutes to get to that park’s turnstiles. If you’re going to Universal Studios Florida, add another seven minutes to your total walking time.

[@anthonyroyster]

Thank you for posting this! I read a good number of folks get lost on their walk to Universal. I feel MUCH more prepared now. Cheers!

[@nicolecurry5627]

Me too I’m going to try to go myself on Thursday! 😊

[@vanillascooper]

Thank you for actually showing the Handicap ramp and not just the stairs.

[@nicolecurry5627]

Thank you for posting this I really appreciate it 😊

[@Ms.TrinaASL]

I heard you can take a trail to Sapphire Falls and catch the water taxi …if you wanted to cut down on so much walking

[@jeninaslicer352]

Sure can!

[@Lorena-OT7]

Nobody afraid of alligators or crocs walking out on to the path? That’s my fear, beautiful relaxing walk though.

[@jeninaslicer352]

I walked the trail for seven early mornings for EPA and late evenings. Not a gator in site. From what an employee told me, since it’s near a busy street and intersection, they doubt gators would cross over. There are vacationers that jog the trail in the mornings as well. Hope this helps. 😊

[@stargazer2019]

Its always quicker to just walk up to sapphire falls and cut through the hotel down to the boats or on to the walking path.