Biking

Biking is great exercise and a wonderful way to see a variety of natural settings found in Citrus County. If this is your favorite way to go, you can choose from a cross-country excursion, a meandering scenic day ride or a more primitive off-road track.

The rolling hills of the Central Ridge provide the most challenging bike ride for cross-country cyclists. Roads which lend themselves well to cyclists are S. Pleasant Grove Road (CR 581), Stagecoach Trail (CR 480) and the internal roadways of housing developments in Citrus Springs, Sugarmill Woods, Pine Ridge, Citrus Hills and Beverly Hills. Each offers something different; acres of undeveloped land with already paved roads, challenging hills, and panoramic miles-wide views.

A popular cycling route is the "Rails to Trails" Withlacoochee State Trail. Formerly a railroad right-of-way, the 47-mile trail is paved its entire length through Citrus County. If you don't have your own equipment, rental bikes and roller blades are available in the downtown Inverness area.

MAP: Withlacoochee State Trail and WEBSITE: Rails to Trails Of The Withlacoochee

For the adventurous in spirit, off-road biking is available with two Southwest Florida Water Management District tracts: Potts Preserve and Flying Eagle. The trails are unpaved, so primitive biking procedures and precautions should be practiced.