This
is a very rural ride, that spends a lot of time crossing
scenic pasture land and forested areas.
Motorcycle
Road Quality:
One
of the best motorcycle roads in all of central or southern
Florida. Rolling hills and sweeping curves. You would have
to travel north for a better ride.
Motorcycle
Roadside Amenities:
Plenty
of gas stops, stores, etc. along the way. Sleepy Hollow
restaurant and fish camp is a very biker friendly destination.
At the intersection of Spring lake Hwy. and SR 50 there
is a convenience store that all bikers local to the area
stop at for water and bathrooms. After turning on CR
439 in Istachata, be sure to check out the old Istachatta
General Store & Post Office.
Begin
at SR 54 and US 41 in Land O' Lakes. Head
north on US 41 to Ehren Cut-off (route 583)
and take a right. Now take route 583 up
to SR 52 where you want to turn right. Take
SR 52 (east) and turn left on Bellamy Bros.
Blvd. Take Bellamy Brothers Blvd (north)
to Hayman Rd where you want to turn right
(go east). Take Hayman Rd till you get to
Spring Lake Hwy where you want to take a
left (north). Take Spring Lake Hwy north,
cross the SR 50 intersection and the road
will change names to Mondon Hill Rd and
it will turn left (now heading west). Shortly
after the turn, look for Weatherly Rd where
you want to turn right (now heading north).
Take Weatherly Rd. up to Croom Rd (AKA route
478) and take a left (head west). Take Croom
Rd. till it intersects with US 41 and turn
right (head north). Take US 41 north until
it intersects with SR 476 (AKA Lake Lindsey
Road) at which point you need to take a
right (you'll head east). Take SR 476 until
you get to CR 439 where you need to take
a left (head north). CR 439 changes names
to CR 39 which you want to stay on heading
north until you get to CR 48 where you want
to take a right (you'll start heading southeast).
Very quickly you'll see E. Trails End Road
which you want to take a left on to. Take
this until you get to S. Withlapopka where
you want to take a left. Now stay on Withlapopka
till you go over the bridge and come to
E. Gobbler Dr where you want to take a right.
Take E. Gobbler Dr. all the way till it
intersects again with US 41 this time in
Floral City and the route's end point.
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Orly - 2005 Harley-Davidson
Posted 980 days ago
Thanks for the ride. We completed it yesterday & enjoyed every minute of it. After living in Florida for 20-years, were very surprised to find these out of the way places we've never visited. Thanks again... it was worth every minute of the trip!
This user rated the route: 8 out of 10
Posted 195 days ago
Started the ride at SR52 and Bellamy Bros. At the end of ride at US41 turned south to 480 (E. Stage Coach Trail) and took that to US19 Then south to Hudson. 480 is 17 miles long and nice and hilly with some sweepers.
This user rated the route: 9 out of 10
Posted 19 days ago
Completed the trip yesterday, except mine started in the Space Coast, A1A (on the beach) It sure didn't feel like I was in Florida on that route. lot nice views Round trip for me, was 398 miles.
This user rated the route: 9 out of 10
Posted 55 days ago
Very nice biker bar off of 39A. Airboats and a great lunch. Be careful on the twists on 39A they are very fun but sharp. The bartender said they lose a bike a week, so go slow your first time through the loop.
