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TALLAHASSEE -
ST. MARKS
HISTORIC
RAILROAD
STATE TRAIL
Total trail length:
20.5 miles
Trail surface:
Asphalt
Map illustration by
DanielleMarks.com
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BIKE RENTALS:
The Great Bicycle Shop (
great
bicycle.com
), on the Tallahassee portion of the St.
Marks Trail 2 miles north of the main trailhead
(3624Woodville Highway), provides half-day, full-
day and three-day bike rentals.TheWilderness
Way (
thewildernessway.net
), just south of the
Wakulla Station trailhead (3152 Shadeville Road,
Crawfordville), rents single-speed bikes and trikes
for half days and full days. Shields Marina (
shields-
marina.com
) in the town of St.Marks rents bicycles
for two- or four-hour periods.
WHERE TO EAT:
Restaurants for all tastes abound in
Tallahassee, including local seafood,Thai,Mexican
and steak places. Along the trail inWoodville,
you’ll find the Seineyard Seafood Restaurant
(
theseineyard.com
), a renowned establishment.
Among trail users, the most popular St.Marks eat-
ing spot is the Riverside Cafe (
riversidebay.com
),
overlooking the St.Marks River. Live music enter-
tainment is available most weekend evenings.
Just north of U.S. 98 on State Road 363 (Woodville
Highway) is The Kast Net (
facebook.com/The-Kast-
Net-119399064747568
), offeringmore great sea-
food and homemade desserts.
MORE INFO:
Be sure to check out the official St.Marks Trail website, which features the trail brochure
with a map and guide, along with a description of trail amenities and allowed uses:
floridastateparks.
org/trail/Tallahassee-St-Marks
. Since the St.Marks Trail has been designated a National Recreation Trail,
historical information about the trail as well as photos have been posted on the American Trail website:
americantrails.org/nationalrecreationtrails
.The St.Marks Trail is an important spine along the Capital
City to the Sea Trails, a planned network of multi-use trails that will allow cyclists to take a wide arc
fromTallahassee to the Gulf Coast and back:
cc2st.com/about
.
WHERE TO STAY:
Tallahassee has
many motels, but in this university
town, they can be booked and/or
pricey during home football week-
ends, Parents’ Weekend (usually
late October) and college gradua-
tion weekend (end of April/early
May). St.Marks offers a quaint bed
and breakfast, the Sweet Magnolia
Inn (
sweetmagnoliainnbandb.
com
), which features cool jazz
on Sunday afternoons.Wakulla
Springs State Park, 5 miles west of
the trail, is home to the 27-room
historic,Mediterranean-style
Lodge atWakulla Springs (
wakulla
springslodge.com
), overlooking
one of the largest springs in the
world.There are twomore motels
along U.S. 98, 10 and 12 miles
west of the trail, respectively—
Magnuson Hotel (
innatwildwood.
com
) and the BestWestern Plus
Wakulla Inn & Suites (
bwwakulla
inn.com
)—and the Shell Island
Fish Campmotel is located on Shell
Island Road (
shellislandfishcamp.
com
). A county campground is a
little more than 2 miles east of the
trail on U.S. 98 in Newport.
WHAT TO SEE:
SanMarcos de
Apalache Historic State Park
(
floridastateparks.org/park/
San-Marcos
) in St.Marks is open
Thursday–Monday. A self-guided
interpretive trail meanders
through the grounds, and a small
museum features interpretive
panels, artifacts and an 18-minute
video about the rich history of this
strategic spot. Edward BallWakulla
Springs State Park (
floridastate
parks.org/park/Wakulla-Springs
),
5 miles west of the St.Marks Trail
along state Route 267, is a must-
see attraction. Jungle boats take
visitors along the wildWakulla
River, where alligators, turtles and
wading birds are abundant, as well
as winteringmanatees and ducks.
Swim in the cool spring water at
a designated beach (which alliga-
tors tend to avoid), and when the
spring is clear, bring a mask or take
a glass-bottomboat ride over one
of the largest and deepest springs
in the world.
