Picayune Strand Cycling

Picayune Strand has rugged bicycle trails through the backwoods and swamps of the Forest along with miles of gravel roads to ride.

Picayune Strand State Forest is the fourth largest state forest in Florida and is named after the largest of several cypress strands that once occupied much of the eastern portion of the property. The 74,008-acre forest is comprised of two tracts, the South Golden Gates Estates Tract to the east and the Belle Meade Tract to the west. Picayune Strand was logged for cypress and pine trees in the 194  ...