Legacy Trail, Florida, United States

4.5 (87 reviews) Spent Ranking #2 in Nokomis Biking Trails

Great way to experience Venice interior.

This bike path is 1st class, smooth, shaded, slick street crossings, bridges over busy multi lane streets. We did a 33 mile ride which included the Venetian canal path and did not reach the end of the Legacy trail. The messes from recent Hurricanes has been moved well off the path. We saw lots of fauna including several Gopher Tortise along the trail.

Address

234 Nippino Trl E, Nokomis, FL 34275-3143

Website

http://www.scgov.net/parks/Pages/LegacyTrail.aspx

Current local date and time now

Sunday, May 12, 2024, 16:55

User Ratings

4.5 based on (87 reviews)

Excellent
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Reviews

  • 5SAinPA 5:00 PM Mar 20, 2020
    We love biking on the Legacy Trail
    The Legacy Rail is a “rails to trails” bicycling, and walking trail that runs from southern Sarasota to Shamrock Park in Venice. The trail is about 12 miles long and is wide enough to accommodate two way traffic (center markings in place). There are shelters several places along the trail and there are a few parks with facilities adjacent to the trail in Venice. There are a couple of really nice biking bridges that span busy roadways and water ways. There is also access to Oscar Scherer State Park from the trail (pay for access). There are several free parking lots to park while loading & unloading bicycles. (Get the trail map at Shamrock Park, the Venice Chamber of Commerce or other locations) The south end of the park is adjacent to the Inter-Coastal Waterway so you can wave to the boats that pass in the water. One bridge was recently built for the trail traffic and one bridge spans a body of water that says it is a manatee area ( we did not see any manatees - darn it). The south terminus of the trail is in Shamrock Park. A very nice park with facilities that get their own review. There are some rude riders who do not announce their presence and who ride too fast for a leisure bicycle and pedestrian trail. You find those kind of jerks on every bike trail. A very nice and pleasant bicycle and walking trail.
  • 5Venice Fam 5:00 PM Jul 18, 2020
    Always a GREAT place to exercise and people watch
    We have biked on the trail dozens of times and it has always been great! We love doing sections at a time, there are lots of well marked signs and everyone we have encountered has been very nice. A ringer or bell on your bike helps as you pass people or other pass you. We also enjoy stopping at a few of the parks along the route and water overlooks.

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