Next Sunday Bike, Blade & Brunch

ROLLOUT TIME
8:30 AM

July 26, 2026 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.
  
  
  
 

 
August 2, 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.
  
  
  
 

 
August 9, 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
  
  
  
 

 
August 16, 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
  
  
  
 

 
August 23, 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.
  
  
  
 

 
August 30, 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.
  
  
  
 

 
September 6, 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.
  
  
  
 

 
September 13, 2026 8:30 AM -- 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.
  
  
  
 

 
September 20, 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.
  
  
  
 

 
September 27, 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.
 
  
  
  
 

October 4, 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.
  
  
  
 

 
October 11, 2026 8:30 AM -- Freedom Lake
Take 49th St N. to the traffic light at the corner of Quaker Steak & Lube and Lake Blvd (~103rd Ave N). Turn East onto Lake Blvd and immediately turn right onto 102nd Ave N. Take 102nd Ave N to 46th St and turn right onto 46th St. Follow 46th St. around to the right into Freedom Lake Park. Park in the first parking lot just across the road from Pavilion #1 and the Restrooms.  Map
  
  
  
 

 
October 18, 2026 8:30 AM -- Ft. Desoto via Tierra Verde Ball Field
Meet in the Tierra Verde Ball field parking lot. Take Interstate 275 to south St. Petersburg and the Pinellas Bayway exit. Pass through toll booth ($0.75) and continue on over two bridges and take the Tierra Verde road heading south which is Pinellas Bayway S (Hwy 679). Keep going through Tierra Verde to 1420 Pinellas Bayway S. This is the parking lot for the Ball Field. The Ball Field sign says, "Tierra Verde Community Association Complex". The Ball Field parking lot is open from sunrise to sunset. Restrooms and a drinking fountain are provided.  Click here for a map and scroll down for the map of Tierra Verde. We will do our old East Beach skate/bicycle route but start from the north end and avoid the new $5 parking fee for Ft. Desoto.
  
 

 
 

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