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Howell Creek Trestle

Cross Seminole Trail

A 23-mile paved bike path across Seminole County. The west segment connects the Cady Way Trail to Oviedo. The main segment starts in Oviedo and ends at the Seminole Wekiva Trail in Lake Mary.

Big Tree Park

Lady Liberty and photographer

Spring Hammock Preserve  |  Longwood
( 28.720417, -81.331533 )      0.3 miles

While the iconic Senator is no more, Big Tree Park continues to fascinate visitors with its enormous cypress trees, including Lady Liberty. The park provides access to the Cross Seminole Trail.

Cross Seminole County

Done with Seminole County! At the Brumley Road access

February 13, 2013    John Keatley

JK finishes up his last Florida Trail miles in Seminole County as he continues to fill in the blanks on a section hike of the statewide Florida Trail.

Cross Seminole Trail

Cross Seminole Trail map at Big Tree Park

Oviedo Winter Springs Longwood Lake Mary Sanford      ( 28.6893, -81.2305 )      27.6 miles

A 27.6 mile paved bike path connecting to the Orange and Volusia county lines, the Cross Seminole Trail provides access to a massive network of Central Florida bike trails

Cross Seminole Trail North

Cross Seminole Trail in Soldiers Creek Park

Cross Seminole Trail  |  Oviedo Longwood Lake Mary Sanford
( 28.6893, -81.2305 )      21.0 miles

Connected to a vast network of bike paths across Central Florida, this 21 mile corridor between Oviedo and Sanford hosts portions of the Florida National Scenic Trail and the Florida Coast to Coast Trail

Cross Seminole Trail West

Cross Seminole Trail under SR 417

Cross Seminole Trail  |  Oviedo
( 28.6695, -81.2045 )      6.6 miles

Connecting to the Cady Way Trail, the western leg of the Cross Seminole Trail enables cyclists to ride from Oviedo into Orlando

Hiking the Cross Seminole Trail

Passing through downtown Oviedo

January 30, 2013    John Keatley

A hike along the Cross Seminole Trail – which the Florida Trail follows – through Oviedo and Winter Springs means an introduction to suburbia in the Orlando metro.

Recumbent on the Cross Seminole Trail

May 8, 2013    John Keatley

To see the Florida Trail from a different perspective, our friend Richard drove over from the coast to join Sandy and I for a recumbent trike ride on the Cross Seminole Trail.

Return to Big Tree Park

The Senator, charred

March 25, 2013    Sandra Friend

While The Senator is a charred stump, thanks to an arsonist, the grandeur of its surroundings at Big Tree Park – including a 2,000-year-old cypress – has reopened to the public.

Spring Hammock Preserve

Spring Hammock Preserve Question Pond

Winter Springs      ( 28.721682, -81.306905 )      3.0 miles

Protecting more than 1,500 acres along Lake Jesup, Spring Hammock Preserve is home to some of Florida’s oldest and largest cypress trees

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