Today Alex and I met up at the Wilderness Park Trails (Morris Bridge, Trout Creek, and Flatwoods Parks). We started with the trails Grandpa and Palmetto, then just followed the main loop trail for the entire distance.
Ride Statistics:
Ride Time: 2:35:39
Stopped Time: 6:16
Distance: 16.29 miles
Average: 6.28 miles/hr
Fastest Speed: 18.14 miles/hr
Climb: 1965 feet
Calories: 1131
Comparison to other trails
Nearly all the trails we road on the Morris Bridge site were pretty smooth, some small downhills and not very technical at all. The worst root section here was easier than the easiest at Boyette or Alafia. There were litteraly no climbs or drops to speak of, there were some "play areas" where you could drop in, but nothing like youd find at Alafia.
Once we made it to the other end of Morris Bridge, you must pedal down Morris Bridge Road about .4 of a mile to catch the next section of the trail which takes you to the Flatwoods area. Once you enter this area, the trails become much more rooty, but just in the sense that there is lots of them, but very few that were more than 2-3" in height or that couldn't be avoided.
By far my favorite section was from marker 41 to 47 - very very fast and curvy. We ended up doing this section three times just because it was so awesome. From here we rode up the berm and down to the flood control gates. There was a gator hanging out in the river just beyond the gates, this was the only wildlife we saw the entire ride.
Map of the area that we did:
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