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12/30/2024, Monday - Biked the Trails in Davie, FL

joraintree
Dec 30, 20242 min read

We were heading to visit a friend in Bonita Beach on the Gulf side, and we stopped to check out some bike trails in Davie (near the Everglades) on our way there.


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We started on the Linear Park Trail that followed along a canal paralleling the road.

We saw these very unique ducks we had never seen before.

We saw some giant snail shells, although this one didn't have a snail inside.

It's a nice trail with picnic pavilions along the way.

Even with this narrow greenway between the canal and the road, we saw a ton of wildlife...

Big gold and green iguanas...

Equally big, but less colorful iguanas...

Birds of all types...

Even pairs of iguanas... :)

Notice the sign for horseback riders ahead. We are in ranch country here.

We saw a sign for Tree Tops Park and took a short detour to go check out the trails there.

Tree Tops Park is really beautiful.

We found a lovely, shaded spot for a picnic lunch there.

We found our way over to the boardwalk trails overlooking a nearby marsh.

It was a very pretty area.

We passed a cute area called "Safety Town", which we assume is an place for the little kiddos to ride.

Another small lake in the park had swan peddle boats and the obligatory big chair for photo opportunities.

From there it was a short jaunt to pick up the Robbins Vista View Trail.

This trail weaved past gated communities with big homes.

It was an enjoyable trail, and we like seeing how other people live.

This trail also followed along some canals.

These canals are awesome places to watch iguanas. We witnessed this big guy get chased off by a big white bird, which he obviously didn't like, because he then turned and chased off two smaller iguanas, lol.

Entering Robbins Park, which also has equestrian trails.

It also has an RC (remote control) airfield, too - pretty cool!

Leaving Robbins Park...

Back along the canals...





Headed toward Vista View Park...

All the trail maps say to go this way to connect with Vista View Park, but the KOA campground has other ideas. Well, phooey on you, KOA. We needed to turn back anyway, plus we're not fans of your campgrounds.

We turned and headed back to the car, hoping to reach it before any rain hit, which we did. We enjoyed our wandering ride through the neighborhoods of Davie.

Here is the Relive video showing our whole 17-mile route that day:




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