A1A Coastal Route – Mayport to New Smyrna Seashore (110 mi overall)
This A1A coastal Route runs from the Mayport Ferry down to New Smyrna Beach front. There is some route discovering concerned, specifically from Mayport to Atlantic Seaside, as a result of St. Augustine, and from Ormand Seaside to New Smyrna Beach. Of all the rides in this guidebook, this one particular will have to have the most rider expertise and judgement. We’ve broken it up sections to make it easier to digest and incorporated pics alongside the route.
I started out with the completed sections of the St. Johns River to Sea Loop and filled in with MapMyRide and Google Maps strategies. It is complex, so I bundled my MyMyRide route as a get started, but I propose you double-verify the River2SeaLoop Where by To Trip Now page for updates before placing out and employing your most effective judgment when driving listed here.
The Sections for the A1A Coastal Route are:
- Mayport to St Augustine (38.1 mi)
- Mayport to Ponte Vedra (11.2 mi)
- Ponte Vedra Blvd (7.1 mi)
- Mickler’s Landing to St Augustine (20.1 mi)
- St Augustine to East Central Rail Path / Edgewater (69.8 mi)
- St Augustine to North Peninsula Point out Park (37.3 mi)
- North Peninsula Condition Park to East Central Rail Path (32.5 mi)
Mayport to St Augustine (38.1 mi)
Mayport to Ponte Vedra (11.2 mi): We’ll get started on the north close of the Mayport to New Smyrna Beach front route. The Mayport Ferry runs just about every 1/2 hour, which includes transit and unloading instances, so really don’t get far too hung up in excess of setting up the passage. (be aware: The Mayport Ferry from time to time closes for servicing in the course of the wintertime. Examine the Jacksonville Transit Page for current standing. The alternative route is dangerous -105 to Dames Position Bridge (I-295) to Route 116. Very seriously contemplate making use of a auto shuttle until the ferry is operational again.)
The bicycle lanes are rather superior heading out of Mayport, and there are even some water sights of the St Johns as you turn the corner at Sherman Stage. For the subsequent mile or so, until the junction with 116, you could possibly not even have a car driving you if you hold out for the pulse of website traffic to go away from the ferry, but then points commence to get bushy.
Immediately after 116 bicycle lanes get sometimes repurposed for flip lanes, and by the time A1A joins up with Mayport Road, they’re all gone, and you are going to be driving on the sidewalk for about a mile. Involving the Navy assets and gated communities, the 1st probability to strike out on a neighborhood bypass is Maritime Oak Drive. This wiggly route takes you to Ocean Blvd/ Very first St, which is relatively nice riding with a seaside city vibe but no real sights. Make your way down Initially / Duval right until you get to Ponte Vedra Blvd.
Ponte Vedra Blvd (7.1 mi): While there aren’t bicycle lanes listed here, using on sluggish / very low-visitors roads via an ‘Old Money’ area of Florida is definitely pleasurable. The homes and gardens on the southern conclude are significantly wonderful.
It’s nice to minimize via Mickler’s Landing northbound and maybe southbound as nicely. Despite the fact that, dependent on visitors, you may possibly want to make use of the light-weight at Ponte Vedra / A1A to cross the street.
Mickler’s Landing to St Augustine (20.1 mi): This is almost certainly the single most pleasant section of the total journey. There are bicycle lanes all over, small cross site visitors, and beautiful dunes by the Guana Tolomato Matanzas Protect.
The elevated Francis and Mary Usina Bridge from Vilano Seashore also presents you incredible views of St Augustine and the harbor. Be absolutely sure to test out the Historic District rides for alternate scenic routes by means of the city or stops alongside the way.
