M-Path:
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Description:
The 8-mile-long M-Path is a paved multi-use trail in urban Miami-Dade County, which was opened in 1983 and is part of the Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) system. The trail follows a MDT right-of-way under the elevated Metrorail guideways.

The M-Path is one of Florida's oldest rail trails built atop a portion of the fabled Florida East Coast Railway (FEC). In 1896 Henry Flagler's railroad reached downtown Miami, and in 1905 he began an extension of the railraod to Key West, completing it 1912.

The M-Path generally follows US 1 (South Dixie Highway) and crosses 28 roadway intersections. The path connects the Metrorail stations of Brickell, Vizcaya, Coconut Grove, Douglas Road, the University of Miami and South Miami.

There are plans to extend the M-Path south to the South Miami-Dade Busway at the Dadeland South Metrorail station, which would connect to the South Dade Trail that runs along the busway to Florida City. The 1.2-mile extension will connect SW 67 Avenue to Datran Boulevard. The project includes a new bike-pedestrian bridge above the on-ramp to the SR 878/Snapper Creek Expressway to provide safe access to the Dadeland North Metrorail Station and improvements along the Snapper Creek Canal. The project is scheduled to be completed in November 2011.

When complete, the 30-mile long South Dade Trail/M-Path system will be one of the longest non-motorized trail facilities in Florida. It will also be a key component of the larger East Coast Greenway trail extending from Key West to Canada.

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Parking & Trail Access:
There are numerous access points all along the trail. For more information, contact:

Miami-Dade Transit
Overtown Transit Village
701 NW 1st Court
Miami, Florida 33136
305-891-3131

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