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The Pinellas Trail

The Pinellas Trail

I’ve written about the Pinellas Trail before. It’s a great recreational asset in Pinellas County that runs all the way from the northern tip of Pinellas County in Tarpon Springs to the southern tip in St. Pete. 

The trail was originally a railroad line that fell into disuse. Rather than just let the right-of-way decay from disuse, the county developed it into a well-kept walking and biking trail that is heavily used and enjoyed.

I have a friend who had let his weight get up close to 400 pounds before he did something about it. He lives in Dunedin, and his weight loss program involved exercising on the trail. Now he weights about 275, and he bikes from Dunedin all the way up to Tarpon Springs and back — every day.

The trail goes right through downtown Dunedin and is one of the assets that makes Dunedin’s downtown area such a pleasure. Also, there are little micro-businesses there and elsewhere along the trail — bicycle rental shops, ice cream shops and so forth.

This sign is on the trail in Dunedin, right where the trail crosses Main Street. There’s another one just like it near downtown Palm Harbor, and probably others along the trail as well.

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