Biking Florida's

Jacksonville-Baldwin

Bike Trail

The first three miles out of Jacksonville run along power towers, and for the first four miles or so you travel past residences, businesses, and small ranches, but then there are only occasional glimpses of civilization and only a few road crossings as you traverse a beautiful mostly-pine forest as seen above. Since this is an old railroad grade, the trail is basically flat with only gradual rises and dips.

West of Helsema Road, signs warn of a nearby gun club, and I heard much gunfire in that area. A washroom building is located in the station at the Baldwin Trailhead, and there are porta-potties at the parking lots at both ends of the trail. A new washroom facility was under construction midway between Baldwin and Jacksonville. This is the only trail I've ever biked which had highway-type speed limit signs as seen here, probably because it is maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation.