By drdvorak in November, 2010
I ran this while on vacation visiting friends in Palm Coast. It's a little tricky to find if you're not familiar with the area, but it's worth it. The west end of the trail has a parking lot and is easier to find for out of towners. Just look for the intersection of Royal Palms Parkway and Belle Terre Parkway on the southwest side of Palm Coast. The trail entrance is just south of Royal Palms on the east side of Belle Terre.
It seems brand new and the asphalt is in great shape. There's benches and trash cans about every mile or so. As it is nearly four miles, end to end, it makes a perfect eight mile run in the morning. Very few folks on the trail at 0800 on a weekday.
This was my first run on a Conservancy trail and I am really impressed. Guess I will pony up some dough for the cause! Good job.
By danb4usa in March, 2009
This is a nice quiet trail that follows one of the major canals in Palm Coast and through the Graham Swamp Conservation Area.
The eastern end of the trail begin just North of the old cement plant chimney off Colbert Lane. Parking is road side only here. The trail starts with a wooden bridge and goes west for a couple hundred yards through the Graham Swamp Conservation Area and continues on to the old railroad bed. This is a very active wildlife area with Birds, Alligators, Turtles, Snakes, Deer, Armadillos and Ferrel Pigs. This section continues for 1.95 miles to and crosses Old Kings Road (small dirt parking lot located here) and follows Town Center Blvd, under Interstate Rt. 95 for about .32 of a mile and then crosses over Town Center Blvd at the intercetion of Royal Palm Parkway.
The path continues west for about a mile and a half through a pine forested area along the canal. It ends at Belle Terre Parkway. (Another dirt parking area is located here) This is a very nice section of the trail with an abundance of shade and quiet riding.
I live a mile from the west end of the trail and ride it often. Side trips through the new Town Center at Palm Coast provides connections to other parts of the city and 3 miles from the east end of the trail is the small ocean side city of Flagler Beach. I have enjoyed the cities addition of this trail.