The Legacy Trail between Sarasota to Venice covers 12 miles and runs along a former CSX Railroad corridor. The trail passes by lovely waterways and includes rest areas with benches and restrooms. A new bypass over US 41 allows for a direct connection with the
Venetian Waterway Park Trail.
You can access the Legacy Trail at Potter Park in Sarasota, Bay Street Park and Oscar Scherer State Park in Osprey, Laurel Park in Laurel, Nokomis Park in Nokomis, and Patriots Park and the historic Venice Train Depot in Venice.
We are recreational cyclists (aka 10mph wearing shorts and a tshirt) and we came over from Palm Beach County last weekend to ride this trail. The trail was fantastic and we will be back again soon. We also rode the waterway trail and probably did about ...
This trail is great .... even in the summer although I would recommend starting out early morning! Although it's flat, it provides a nice distance ... especially when you push through to the Waterway trail in Venice. I would HIGHLY recommend stopping ...
I posted a similar review of this trail on TripAdvisor. I can't believe how few people have reviewed it on this site, so chose to do so again here. The local community is very proud of this trail and justifiably so. A friend and I decided to check it ...