Please read more on this "proposal" and be aware of ideas being floated as other special interest try to set agendas. Click Here to read the details.

Florida has more than 600 springs, including the largest number of first magnitude springs in the United States. What have you been up to lately? Feeling a bit hot, well click on the picture below and discover the natural beauty all around you.

 

Wilderness Trekkers is a not-for-profit organization based in the Central Florida area with 250+ members. We are dedicated to the education and promotion of the responsible recreational use and enjoyment of the outdoors. One of the ways we help achieve this is by bringing together people with the same outdoor interests through activities, seminars, and educational events organized by our volunteer Event Hosts.

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...from personal experience

Off-road Cycling on the Cross Florida Greenway

Looking back through some year 2000 WT Newsletters, it was interesting to see that the Santos off-roading bike trail was an attraction even then. Now, a decade later, and after a couple of recent years of "Mountain Biking" hiatus on the Wilderness Trekker schedule, it is great to see that this exciting mode of wilderness adventure is being made available again for our membership.

Carol Noll lead trips starting at the Santos Trailhead for both the 2008 and 2009 Annual Gathering. Now we are starting to see additional opportunities arise as the interest is there to endeavor in this healthy, challenging and woodsy experience. The Cross Florida Greenway is a premiere cycling location in Florida, where there exists various levels of off-roading difficulty. WT trips are usually geared to staying on the easy trail and put in a good distance, but the opportunity does exist at the Santos Trailhead to take additional time to visit the blue and red rated trails.

The easy trail is truly that, easy in the sense that for 99% of the trail you are just pedaling along on well packed trail bed (even if is sandy). However, there are a few obstacles to make it challenging and exciting, like a series or roots or limestone outcroppings; or tight squeezes between trees. And at times, though you can't see it, you notice the slight incline as you work harder up a long grade.

I invite you to visit the Wilderness Trekkers Trip Reports of our most recent Off-Road bike events, which include pictures, for a detailed taste of our adventures Santos Off-roading.