Lehigh Trail

If you haven't been on the Lehigh Greenway Rail Trail yet, then lace up your walking shoes, strap on those roller blades, check the pressure in your bike tires and get ready for one of the best trails in Flagler County.
This is a nice quiet trail located in Flagler County on approximately 3.8 miles of abandoned railroad corridor, comprising 194.95 acres that follows one of the major canals in Palm Coast into the Graham Swamp Conservation Area.Trees surround the trail virtually the entire distance.

The eastern end of the trail begins on Colbert Lane immediately west of the old Lehigh Portland Cement Company. Parking is road side only here.
The trail starts with a very nice wooden bridge and continues west for about a hundred yards through the Graham Swamp Conservation Area then continues on in the old railroad bed.


Not only is this a quiet walkway that takes you out of the "city" state of mind, it is also a great place to see how close to the "wild" we really live in Florida.This portion of the trail is a very active wildlife area with Birds, Alligators, Turtles, Snakes, Deer, Armadillos and Ferrel Pigs.
Between the wonderful distraction of the local Flora and Fauna that you get to experience and enjoy, you will have come to the end of the trail without even realizing you're walking off those extra couple of pounds. But fear not, you are only half way there!

This first section continues for 1.95 miles and crosses Old Kings Road (small dirt parking lot located here) and follows Town Center Blvd, under Interstate 95 for about .32 of a mile and then crosses over Town Center Blvd at the intersection of Royal Palm Parkway.


The path continues west for about a mile and a half through a pine forested area along the canal. There are quite a few benches along the way to stop and take a breather or sit quietly and listen to Mother Nature sing her song. It ends at Belle Terre Parkway (Another dirt parking area located here). This is a very nice section of the trail with an abundance of shade and quiet riding.


The next phase of the plan is already underway. This phase of the project (referred to as Segment 3) will extend the twelve foot (12') wide paved asphalt trail from Belle Terre Parkway to US1. This segment of trail will be 2.7 miles in length and will include two pedestrian bridges.
http://www.flaglercounty.org/index.aspx?NID=637



I live about 1.5 miles from the west end of the trail, and I walk and ride it often. Side trips through the new Town Center at Palm Coast provide plenty of access to other parts of the city, and 3 miles from the east end of the trail is the small ocean side city of Flagler Beach.


http://www.flaglercounty.org/Facilit...e=detail&RID=9
http://www.flaglercounty.org/index.aspx?NID=637
http://www.traillink.com/viewtrail.aspx?AcctID=6290427
Much of the information above can be found on the Flagler County government website