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The Island at Santos

Belleview

With the Cross Florida Greenway hugging its northern boundary and the famed Santos Trails for mountain bikers, Belleview is a destination for outdoor recreation.


Contents

  • 1 Resources
  • 2 Exploring Belleview
  • 3 Featured Trails and Parks near Belleview
    • 3.1 Biking Santos
    • 3.2 Carney Island Conservation Area
    • 3.3 Cross Florida Greenway
    • 3.4 Florida Trail, Cross Florida Greenway
    • 3.5 Florida Trail, Land Bridge Trailhead to Santos
    • 3.6 Florida Trail, Santos to Baseline
    • 3.7 Florida Trail, SW 49th to Land Bridge Trailhead
    • 3.8 Florida Trail, Western Corridor
    • 3.9 Historic Ship Canal Trail
    • 3.10 Ocklawaha Prairie Restoration Area
    • 3.11 Santos Trails
    • 3.12 Sunnyhill Levee Trail
  • 4 Articles
    • 4.1 The Over 80 Across Florida Hike
    • 4.2 Cross Florida Greenway History | The Land Bridge

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Exploring Belleview

Established around Nine Mile Pond in 1884, Belleview is one of the older communities in Marion County. It lies just south of what might have been the Cross Florida Barge Canal.

Instead, that strip of federal land became the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway, home to the Florida Trail and the famed Santos Trails for mountain bikers.

The Greenway, which stretches from the Gulf Coast to the St. Johns River near Palatka, is a superb destination for outdoor recreation.

Belleview is also a Florida Trail Gateway Community, within walking distance of the Florida Trail at Santos for long distance hikers to come into for resupply and relaxation.

Lodgings are limited but are mom-and-pop, as are the best of the eateries, like B.D. Bean’s coffeehouse, the delightful Chicken Time Cuban restaurant, and the Farmhouse.


Featured Trails and Parks near Belleview

Riding the Pine Tree Trail at Santos

Biking Santos

Biking Santos
Carney Island

Carney Island Conservation Area

Carney Island Conservation Area
Florida Trail Marshall Swamp

Cross Florida Greenway

Cross Florida Greenway
Marshall Swamp on the Cross Florida Greenway

Florida Trail, Cross Florida Greenway

Florida Trail, Cross Florida Greenway
Florida Trail, Land Bridge to Santos

Florida Trail, Land Bridge Trailhead to Santos

Florida Trail, Land Bridge Trailhead to Santos
Pines growing along grassy footpath

Florida Trail, Santos to Baseline

Florida Trail, Santos to Baseline
Florida Trail near Land Bridge trailhead

Florida Trail, SW 49th to Land Bridge Trailhead

Florida Trail, SW 49th to Land Bridge Trailhead
Cypress Lakes Preserve

Florida Trail, Western Corridor

Florida Trail, Western Corridor
Ship Canal low stanchion

Historic Ship Canal Trail

Historic Ship Canal Trail
Ocklawaha Prairie

Ocklawaha Prairie Restoration Area

Ocklawaha Prairie Restoration Area
Santos Trails

Santos Trails

Santos Trails
Trail shelter with bike at marsh

Sunnyhill Levee Trail

Sunnyhill Levee Trail
 
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Articles

The Over 80 Across Florida Hike

September 30, 2017//  by Sandra Friend

In 2007, a group of senior hikers made Florida hiking history by successfully completing a backpacking trip from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico via backroads, the Florida Trail, and the Withlacoochee Bay Trail. All were over age 80.

Entrance to the Land Bridge from Land Bridge Trailhead

Cross Florida Greenway History | The Land Bridge

December 22, 2012//  by Sandra Friend

A landmark along Interstate 75 near Ocala, the Land Bridge remains one of the more popular destinations for hikers, bikers, and equestrians on the Cross Florida Greenway.


NEARBY: Dunnellon, Leesburg, Ocala, Silver Springs | ALONG: Cross Florida Greenway | PART OF: Central Florida

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