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This list of rail trails in Florida lists former railroad rights-of-way in the State of Florida that have been converted to rail trails for public use.
Trail name
Length
Location
Original Rail Road
Auburndale TECO Trail
?
Polk County
Florida Western and Northern Railroad (Seaboard Air Line Railroad )
Blackwater Heritage State Trail
9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Santa Rosa County
Florida and Alabama Railroad (Bagdad Land and Lumber Company)[ 1]
Blountstown Greenway Bike Path
3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Calhoun County
Marianna and Blountstown Railroad [ 2]
Boca Grande Bike Path
6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Gasparilla Island and Boca Grande, Florida
Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway (Seaboard Air Line Railroad )
Cady Way Trail
6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Orange County
East Florida and Atlantic Railroad (Seaboard Air Line Railroad )
Cape Haze Pioneer Trail
11.5 miles (18.5 km)
Charlotte County
Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway (Seaboard Air Line Railroad )
Chain of Lakes Trail
4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Polk County
South Florida Railroad --Bartow Branch (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad )
Cross Seminole Trail
23 miles (37 km)
Seminole County
Sanford and Indian River Railroad (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad )
Cross Town Trail
3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Citrus County
Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad )
Dunnellon Trail
2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Citrus Springs and Dunnellon, Florida
Seaboard Air Line Railroad (Brooksville Subdivision )
East Central Regional Rail Trail
?
Volusia and Brevard Counties
Atlantic Coast, St. Johns and Indian River Railroad (Florida East Coast Railroad )[ 3]
Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail
106 miles (171 km) 2.5
Monroe County
Overseas Railroad (Florida East Coast Railroad )
Fort Fraser Trail
7.75 miles (12.47 km)
Polk County
Lakeland—Fort Myers Line (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad )
Fountain Lake Trail
?
Lake County
Leesburg and Indian River Railroad and Tavares, Orlando and Atlantic Railroad (Seaboard Air Line Railroad )
Four Freedoms Trail
12 miles (19 km)
Madison County
Florida Midland and Georgia Railroad (Valdosta Southern Railroad )
Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail State Park
16 miles (26 km)
Alachua County
Florida Southern Railway (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad )
General James A. Van Fleet State Trail
29.2 miles (47.0 km)
Polk , Lake , and Sumter Counties
Florida Western and Northern Railroad (Seaboard Air Line Railroad )
Good Neighbor Trail
10.7 miles (17.2 km)
Hernando County
Florida Southern Railway -- Brooksville Branch (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad )
Hardy Trail
1 mile (1.6 km)
Pasco County
Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad (Seaboard Air Line Railroad )
Heritage Trail
?
Suwannee County
Live Oak, Tampa and Charlotte Harbor Railroad (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad )[ 4] [ 5]
Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail
26 miles (42 km)
Duval County
Jacksonville and Southwestern Railroad (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad )
John Yarbrough Linear Park
6 miles (9.7 km)
Lee County
Lakeland—Fort Myers Line (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad )
Lake Denham Trail
?
Sumter and Lake Counties
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad -- High Springs—Croom Line
Legacy Trail
18.5 miles (29.8 km)
Sarasota County
Florida West Shore Railway (Seaboard Air Line Railroad )
Ludlam Trail
5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Miami-Dade County ,
Florida East Coast Railway -- Little River Branch
Monticello Bike Trail
3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Jefferson County
Perry Cutoff (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad )[ 6]
Nature Coast State Trail
31.7 miles (51.0 km)
Dixie , Gilchrist , and Levy Counties
Jacksonville and Southwestern Railroad extension and Perry Cutoff (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad )
O'Leno to Ichetucknee Trail
?
Columbia County
Live Oak, Tampa and Charlotte Harbor Railroad (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad )[ 7] [ 8]
Palatka-Lake Butler State Trail
Union , Bradford , Clay , and Putnam Counties
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway (Southern Railway )
Palatka-to-St. Augustine State Trail
19 miles (31 km)
Putnam and St. Johns Counties
Florida East Coast Railroad -- Palatka Branch[ 9]
Pinellas Trail
45 miles (72 km)
Pinellas County
Punta Gorda Linear Park
1 mile (1.6 km)
Charlotte County
Florida Southern Railway (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad )
Seminole-Wekiva Trail
3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Seminole County
Orange Belt Railway (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad )
South Dade Rail Trail
20.5 miles (33.0 km)
Miami-Dade County
Florida East Coast Railway
South Lake Trail
13 miles (21 km)
Lake County
Orange Belt Railway (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad )
Suwannee River Greenway
12.5 miles (20.1 km)
Suwannee County
Live Oak, Tampa and Charlotte Harbor Railroad (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad )[ 10]
Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail
16 miles (26 km)
Leon and Wakulla Counties
Tallahassee Railroad (Seaboard Air Line Railroad )
Tav Lee Trail
?
Leesburg to Eustis
St. Johns and Lake Eustis Railway (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad )
Upper Tampa Bay Trail
7.25 miles (11.67 km)
Hillsborough County
Tampa and Gulf Coast Railroad -Tarpon Springs Branch (Seaboard Air Line Railroad )
West Orange Trail
22 miles (35 km)
Orange County
Orange Belt Railway (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad )
Withlacoochee State Trail
46 miles (74 km)
Pasco , Hernando , and Citrus Counties
Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad and Florida Southern Railway (Atlantic Coast Line Railroad )