Cedar Key Railroad Trestle Nature Trail
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- Distance
- 0.75 mi
- Elevation gain
- 161 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 161 ft
- Max elevation
- 46 ft
- TrailRank
- 32
- Min elevation
- -52 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 38 minutes
- Coordinates
- 144
- Uploaded
- April 6, 2014
- Recorded
- April 2014
near Cedar Key, Florida (United States)
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Cedar Key Railroad Trestle Nature Trail
In the 1800's this trail used to be a train track and lead to a trestle. The trail is short but worth checking out for the history and scenery. I found some remains from the trestle and railroad along the way.
The first train arrived in Cedar Key on March 1, 1861 and brought with it a new era of prosperity to this island community. Daily passenger and freight services from Fernandina Beach continued until the early 1880s when Henry Plant's railroad bypassed Cedar Key for the larger port of Tampa. Service to the island gradually declined until the last train departed from Cedar Key on July 7, 1932.
The abandoned rail line was quickly reclaimed by native vegetation and wildlife. When development mushroomed again in the late 1990s it became readily apparent that action was needed to preserve some of the pristine habitat areas. The trail project became a viable solution to that need for preservation. Not only did it create a habitat refuge, it also preserved a small piece of Cedar Key's history.
http://www.floridasnaturecoastconservancy.org/Completed%20Projects.html
In the 1800's this trail used to be a train track and lead to a trestle. The trail is short but worth checking out for the history and scenery. I found some remains from the trestle and railroad along the way.
The first train arrived in Cedar Key on March 1, 1861 and brought with it a new era of prosperity to this island community. Daily passenger and freight services from Fernandina Beach continued until the early 1880s when Henry Plant's railroad bypassed Cedar Key for the larger port of Tampa. Service to the island gradually declined until the last train departed from Cedar Key on July 7, 1932.
The abandoned rail line was quickly reclaimed by native vegetation and wildlife. When development mushroomed again in the late 1990s it became readily apparent that action was needed to preserve some of the pristine habitat areas. The trail project became a viable solution to that need for preservation. Not only did it create a habitat refuge, it also preserved a small piece of Cedar Key's history.
http://www.floridasnaturecoastconservancy.org/Completed%20Projects.html
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