Next Sunday Blade & Brunch

ROLLOUT TIME
8:30 AM

December 7, 2025 8:30 AM -- Boca Ciega Millennium Park
Meet at Shelter #4. Take Park Blvd to 125th St. (Traffic Light) Turn South onto 125th St. Take 125th St to 74th Ave. Turn left onto 74th Ave and the Park entrance is on the right at 12410 74th Ave N (Old Oakhurst Rd.).  Shelter #4 is about 0.6 miles inside from the entrance of the park. Follow the park road past the sign to shelters #1 & 2. Keep going to the sign pointing to SHELTERS #3 & 4 on the left. Follow this one way road to SHELTER #4.




December 9, 2025 - TUESDAY @ 6:30 PM -- Holiday Lights Skate
 
Gather 6:30, Roll Out 7pm.
 
Meet at Darry's House in Seminole.   
10030 94th Ave
Seminole, Florida 33777
[Across the Street via Osceola High School]
 
WHAT: We will skate/bike through neighborhoods with some of the nicest holiday light displays in the Tampa Bay area. There will be a PARTY after the skate. Please bring a dish to share!!
 
HOW: We'll Group Up, then take a picture @ Ocseola High School North Parking Lot. We will then proceed to the Holiday Lights area just North of 102nd Ave in Lake Park. Afterwards we will return to Darry's for refreshments.

                   More Info here:  https://meetu.ps/e/PyD94/1f0S5T/i





December 13, 2025 SATURDAY 5:00 PM -- Annual Before X-Mas Open House

WHEN: December 13th, 2025 – Saturday
Setup Begins 4:30pm, We Eat @ 5!
 
WHERE: Brees’s House
12803 Harborwood Drive
Largo, Florida 33774
 
WHAT: Simply to hang out with our Skating Friends and Family! Please Bring your loved one, significant other, friend, or boyfriend/girlfriend so they can finally meet those of us that’s been skating into the late night hours downtown Tampa and St Petersburg!
 
HOW: Please bring a dish to share. Plenty of parking! Bring a designated driver if necessary, and Have fun!

          More Info Here:  https://www.meetup.com/skate-4-fun/events/311677055/

 
 
 
 
 
December 14, 2025 8:30 AM -- Eagle Lake Park
Eagle Lake Park: Meet in the parking lot Near Shelter #1 off 1800 Keene Rd Largo, FL. From the South Keen Rd is Starkey Rd. In Eagle Lake Park we will do about a 3-mile circle on a 10-foot wide smooth asphalt path. We will do the circle 3 to 4 times for 9 to 12 miles. Since we go past our starting point on each time around, it will be easy for people to do more or less times around. Click for a detailed map.
 
 
 
 
 
December 21, 2025 8:30 AM -- Skyway Access Trail, Via Publix
Meet in the Publix parking lot at 5295 34th St. S - St. Petersburg, Fl 33711. The Skyway Trail runs from the Pinellas Trail at approximately 41st St. to the Skyway Bridge. The Trail is asphalt from the Pinellas Trail to 22nd Ave S. From 22nd Ave S it is 12 ft. wide concrete to 54th Ave S. Map The basic skate/bicycle will go from 54th Ave S North to the Pinellas Trail and back. At the North end we could also go to 34th St or Fergs. At the South end we could also go to Eckerd Collage or on to the Beach.
  
  
 

  
December 28, 2025 8:30 AM -- Walsingham Park, Shelter #4
Meet at Shelter #4 parking. Walsingham Park is accessible from both Walsingham Road and 102nd Ave N. The Walsingham Road entrance is located at 12211 Walsingham Road and the 102nd Ave N entrance is located at 12615 102nd Ave N. Walsingham Road runs East and West and intersects Alt 19 and Seminole Blvd. 102nd Ave N is an extension of Bryan Dairy Road and intersects all roads running North and South as far East as 66th Street.  Click Here for Map and Directions.  Safe access to the trail is via the sidewalks along 102nd Ave. Walsingham Park provides both roads and trails to blade. A round trip through the Park is about 3 miles. Across the street from the entrance to Walsingham Park on Walsingham Road is the entrance to a Museum of Art, a Cultural Park and a Botanical Garden. All are open all day on Sunday. 
  
  
 

 
January 4, 2026 8:30 AM -- Long Center
Meet in the parking spaces on the north side of the building by the indoor swimming pool. The Long Center is located at 1501 N Belcher Rd between Drew St and Sunset Point Rd in Clearwater. Drew St is just North of Gulf to Bay Blvd, Hwy 60. Sunset Point Rd is the next major road North of Drew St. Belcher is the first major road West of Hwy 19. Parking at the Long Center is much better than at Safety Harbor Marina.
  
  
 

 
January 11, 2026 8:30 AM -- Safety Harbor
Meet in the parking lot across the street from the Athens Restaurant located at 226 Main St - Safety Harbor, Fl. We will take the new trail along Bayshore Blvd to the new Courtney Campbell Causeway Trail. If it is a very hot day, we can take the shady trail though the park to the Long Center.  Map
  
  
 

 
January 18, 2026 8:30 AM -- Treasure Island via Rosselli Park
On Treasure Island take Gulf Blvd to 116th Ave. Go East on 116th Ave to 2nd St. Go left on 2nd St to the Rosselli Park parking lot. Address of the parking lot entrance is ~11950 2nd St. Treasure Island, FL 33706. We will skate/bicycle from the park parking lot and do the fingers of the Isle of Capri, a little of Treasure Island and some of the fingers of the Isle of Palms.  Map.
  
  
 

 
January 25, 2026 8:30 AM -- Wall Springs Park
Meet in the Wall Springs Park parking lot. Wall Springs Park is a brand new park in north Pinellas County. It has plenty of parking and restrooms and is adjacent to the Pinellas Trail. Directions: Wall Springs Park is at Brevard St. and the Pinellas Trail. At the corner of Brevard St. and Alt 19 (Paradise Nursery on SE corner) go West about 1 block. Brevard St. is located South of Klosterman Rd, just south of the trail's tunnel under Alt 19 and North of Alderman Rd.  The park entrance is located at 3725 Desoto Blvd Palm Harbor, FL 34683.
  
  
 

 
February 1, 2026 8:30 AM -- Clearwater Beach
Meet in the Publix parking lot. Go to the Clearwater Memorial Causeway and head towards the beach. At the stop light, turn onto Island Way. Proceed a couple of blocks North on Island Way to the Publix Parking Lot (200 Island Way).   Map
  
  
 

 
February 8, 2026 8:30 AM -- North Shore Dr NE Downtown St. Pete
Meet in the parking lot on the NE corner of 12th Ave NE and North Shore Dr NE in downtown St. Pete. Coming from the North, take Exit 23B off I-275 to get onto I-375. Coming from the South, take Exit 23A off I-275 to get onto I-375. I-375 turns into 4th Ave N. Keep going on 4th Ave N until you run into Beach Drive. Go left (North) on Beach Drive to 12th Ave NE. Turn right (East) onto 12th Ave NE and go across North Shore Dr NE into the parking lot.  Parking is free and restrooms are available.
  
  
 

 
February 15, 2026 8:30 AM -- Curlew Rd & Alt 19 on the Trail
Meet in the Publix parking lot. Curlew Rd is Hwy 586. Curlew is the first major road North of Countryside Mall on Hwy 19. Go West on Curlew from Hwy 19 until you get to Alternate 19. The Publix parking lot is located on the NE corner of the intersection of Curlew and Alt 19. The Trail crosses Curlew and runs parallel to Alt 19. Be careful not to confuse Highway 19 with Alt 19.
  
  
 

 
February 22, 2026 8:30 AM -- City of Seminole Park
We meet in the parking lot. From Park Blvd. turn South on 113th St. Go West at the water tower on 74th Ave. to the entrance of the City of Seminole Park. Drive to the back by the Trail to park.  Park entrance: 7464 Ridge Rd - Seminole, FL 33772.
  
  
 

 
March 1, 2026 8:30 AM -- Eagle Lake Park
Eagle Lake Park: Meet in the parking lot Near Shelter #1 off 1800 Keene Rd Largo, FL. From the South Keen Rd is Starkey Rd. In Eagle Lake Park we will do about a 3-mile circle on a 10-foot wide smooth asphalt path. We will do the circle 3 to 4 times for 9 to 12 miles. Since we go past our starting point on each time around, it will be easy for people to do more or less times around. Click for a detailed map.

  
  
 

 
March 8, 2026 8:30 AM -- John Chesnut Sr. County Park
Meet in the John Chesnut Sr. County Park just south of Sandy Point Rd on East Lake Rd in the parking lot between shelters #2 & #3  >>MAP.  East Lake Rd is an extension of 49th St. in St. Pete which turns into McMullen Booth Rd in Clearwater and turns into East Lake Rd above Tampa Rd.
  
  
 

 
March 15, 2026 8:30 AM -- Pass-a-Grille
Meet on 8th Ave. The Seahorse Restaurant is on 8th Ave. and Gulf Blvd/Pass A Grille Way, the main road. Parking on 8th Ave is free. If you don't park on 8th Ave, be prepared to pay $3.25 per hour to a parking meter.
  
  
 

 
March 22, 2026 8:30 AM -- Pinellas Bayway Trail
Meet in the Publix parking lot located at 5295 34th St South St. Petersburg, FL. We will head West on the old and newly extended Pinellas Bayway Trail. MAP (along 54th Ave S) for about 3.5 miles to the big high bridge going over to Gulf Blvd. At the base of the big high bridge we will divert from the Trail and do ISLA DEL SOL via Bahia del Mar Blvd S, then go back to the Pinellas Bayway Trail and do Escondida Blvd S, then Bayway Isles. After Bayway Isles we’ll continue back and do Marina Bay and finally Eckerd Collage and back to the Publix parking lot.
  
  
 

 
March 29, 2026 8:30 AM -- Taylor Park
Meet in the North parking lot off 8th Ave SW in Largo. Access 8th Ave SW by using 113th St or Indian Rocks Rd. 8th Ave. SW is North of Ulmerton Rd and just South of West Bay Dr. We will Skate the Pinellas Trail or the neighborhoods.  Park entrance: 1100 8th Ave SW - Largo, FL 33770.

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Everyone is responsible for their own safety! Safety gear is always recommended and worn by most of the group.


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