Hey folks, my fam and I will be moving back down after a long (13 year) adventure in the west. Looking to see if there are any cyclists (road or MTB) around, or dare i ask organized rides etc. Thanks!
As long as you're finishing up as the tourists as waking up, 30-A is generally safe and rideable year-round.
For mountain-biking, there's Timberlake Trails north of Ft. Walton Beach (get an Eglin rec pass from the Jackson Guard office in Niceville before riding there). The SoWal state forests are pretty bikeable when it's not hunting season, but they're pretty flat even by Florida standards.
Note with the cyclists down here: they do tend to skew to triathletes.
There is a pack that rides 30A on the weekends and some other days. You could easily flag them down. When I want to mtn bike I load it up and head to Wetumpka or Birmingham, Al. Down here it is more like sand bogging. It is fun in a pinch butr there are no amazing downhills to make it all worthwhile.
Stop by Big Daddy's Bikes on 30A and ask about group rides that are loosely organized. It is mostly triathletes, but a few rides on 30A and you'll also meet plenty of bikers.
Welcome to the area!
Avid MTN Biker here, Seagrove beach area and I know the Pt. Washington trail system real well. Been off due to injury but am riding again. In town till the 11th then to California for the Tour of Cal. Not to ride it though. Free any time till then.
Avid MTN Biker here, Seagrove beach area and I know the Pt. Washington trail system real well. Been off due to injury but am riding again. In town till the 11th then to California for the Tour of Cal. Not to ride it though. Free any time till then.
Here's a link to the Point Washington State Forest maps. They are old but you get the idea.
click the orge buttons at the bottom of the page and the maps appear. Longleaf Pine Greenway
Panama City has a bike club. They sponsor several rides a year. Juda at Big Daddy's is active in this group. Calendar Panama City Flyers Bicycle Club