By SG78 in December, 2011
This trail reminds me a lot of the Upper Tampa Bay Trail in NW Tampa. Comparable length, much of which runs along a creek, lots of curves, and a mixture of easy road crossings and underpasses. I came to this trail a few years ago looking to kill time after taking a day-long exam at nearby University of Central Florida. I figured I'd take the bike with me and change clothes at the Blanchard trailhead off of Rouse Rd.
An older, but adequate bathroom was there for changing clothes, and there was plenty of activity at this park on this beautiful April day.
The trail is well marked all the way, in good condition, and the scenery is nice. I decided to not the take the trail all the way east as there was construction on Rouse Rd. at the time making passage more difficult than I wanted to deal with.
I took a little leg of the trail north to an old railroad bridge (IIRC) where it abruptly ended shortly thereafter. This was north of the Blanchard trailhead, near a YMCA location.
As someone else mentioned, there is a lot of activity near the trailheads, and small kids not paying attention can be a problem if you're not careful/patient. Just know they're there.
All in all, I throughly enjoyed my ride there and would do it again if I'm in the area with my bike (I live in Tampa).
By tutanker in September, 2010
I've ridden this trail twice and enjoyed it both times. The latest trip was this morning on my new Trek FX, so I was going at a good clip pretty much the whole time. The only drawback to this trail is the crowded conditions a little east of the Dean Rd parking area (had a little girl almost cross my path and had to brake hard). There also is abundant foot traffic and other bikes on the rest of the trail, so you want to remain alert at the handlebars. This, however, is offset by the lack of roads intersecting the trail. There are only three, and crossing hasn't been a big deal so far.
The trails asphalt condition and size is more than adequate for passing, evading, etc.... The scenery is wonderful because the Little Econ River is right there, along with associated wildlife. There are two areas with restrooms I know of, and a Tropical Smoothie in the YMCA facility east of Dean Rd.
I may hit this trail again tomorrow and will try to get to Cady Way trail from the Forsythe Rd end point as mentioned in prior reviews.
Tutanker
By masaishigami in February, 2008
This trail is a great way to commute to/from UCF from/to downtown.
The trail goes from Alafaya and Science Dr. to Forsyth and Patridge from there you would need to
Go left on Forsyth till Hanging Moss
Left on Hanging Moss to Semoran
Left on Semoran to Baldwin Lake
This is all possible to do on a sidewalk.
And you take Cady Way trail from there to Fashion Square Mall. Orange county plans to extend this trail to cady way trail soon. The right of way already exists.