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Riding the C2C paralleling US 1 in North Titusville

C2C expands in North Brevard

After more than two years under construction, the newest portion of the Coast-to-Coast Trail opened without fanfare through North Titusville and Mims in September 2017. I rode it on Labor Day to check it out.

October 4, 2017    John Keatley

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Riding the C2C paralleling US 1 in North Titusville
Riding the C2C paralleling US 1 in North Titusville

Steve, my oldest biking buddy, invited me to join him and a few of his fellow riders to ride the Coast-to-Coast Trail in North Titusville. It has been under construction for several years. He said the “Road Closed” signs were finally down along the trail paralleling US 1 north of Dairy Road, and they were going to have a look.

Since last year, the pavement has been in place. I patiently waited for the closed signs to go away. It’s been a long wait. I watched the paving trucks finish up and the sod put in place on the sides of the trail. One day I noticed the bike path signs – stop, yield, and such for bikers – were up. The bike path pavement was marked. But those “Road Closed” signs never came down.

Each time I drove by the trail, I saw cyclists and walkers using it. Looking closer, I noticed that the “Road Closed” signs were still there. They were laying face down in the grass or on the pavement. For months I have watched this happening, and decided to wait a little longer before I “offically” rode it. The trail had to be opening soon, didn’t it?

Without a word, the signs vanished in early September. On Labor Day, I was there bright and early to join my friends for an exploration of the new bike path.

The signs were gone, but not far north of the crossover to Chain of Lakes Park there was a missing piece of pavement. We easily rode across. We were an eclectic crew, riding on an antique mountain bike, a long wheelbase recumbent, a skinny tire short wheelbase recumbent, and me on my Trek mountain bike. After that rough patch it was smooth riding along the paved old railroad grade.

Riding past the old Nevins Groves packing house in Mims
Riding past the old Nevins Groves packing house in Mims

Heading up to and through Mims, we came to SR 46. This is the only real highway crossing. To our surprise a kind motorist stopped and waved us across. Along this section of the trail is beside what had once been US 1.

Coast to Coast North Brevard
Riding parallel to the original US 1

North of SR 46, we cycled into Old Florida. The road that parallels the trail was the original US 1. This would have been the road my parents used in 1957 as my father was heading for his new job at Cape Canaveral to work on the early space program. If you look closely there are a couple of very old houses and and an old citrus processing plant along the way. As the road turned west, the bike path continued straight as an arrow into a nicely treed corridor.

Coast to Coast North Brevard
Pleasant bike path corridor

Behind the taller vegetation I could see people playing golf on the Walkabout golf course. North of there we came to an odd turn around, looking a lot like a traffic circle. Further north the pavement abruptly came to an end.

Coast to Coast North Brevard
Riding without pavement in Mims

Not seeing any “Road Closed” signs, two of us continued along the bumpy partially graded limerock surface up to Burkholm Road. The crossing was just up around a slight bend.

Coast to Coast North Brevard
Trail curving to Burkholm Rd

On the north side of Burkholm Road, heavy equipment blocked the path. Beyond the large “Road Closed” and “No Trespassing” signs, we could see the concrete overpass of Interstate 95 as it goes over Aurantia Road. North of there, the bike path begins its western turn towards Maytown, and the eventual connection with the East Central Regional Rail Trail to Osteen and Enterprise, and the Spring to Spring Trail to Lake Monroe. And one day, all the way across the state.

Coast to Coast North Brevard
C2C under construction north of Mims

After the ride, I drove up to Aurantia Road to take a look at where the bike path passes under I-95. North of that underpass, I could see the unpaved trail starting its western and the beginnings of a trailhead parking lot under construction. Other than a couple old homes in what once was Maytown, there isn’t much else along that route as the old railroad bed goes across old timber farms and swamps. It will be interesting to see what the trail reveals about the region’s past. I can’t wait to ride this next section in the future.

Category: Articles, Central Florida, CyclingTag: Bike Path, C2C Brevard, C2C Ride, Florida Coast to Coast Trail (C2C), Mims, Titusville

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