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Florida Cycling Newsletter

Discover These Great Gravel Routes

Kevin J. Shutt
Apr 12, 2024
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Some great gravelling is in South Central Florida between Lake Wales and Lake Placid.  It’s a mix of red clay, shell roads, packed sand and country roads.

Several routes are listed at Ride With GPS (see below). Here’s a breakdown of two routes: one at 65 miles and the other is 35 miles.

Both include stops at 85-year-old Maxwell Groves Country Store, for their delicious

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Been cycling for fun, exercise and/or competition for about half my life now. I love to write but am rusty. Former pro journo who is re-learning the craft and using it for more personal ends after years of working in a non-writing field.
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