An ambitious new 42-mile biking and walking path will allow tourists in Florida to visit both Everglades and Biscayne national parks—without having to dodge traffic
Here’s what it took to execute such an ambitious project in this car-centric state, and what those who use it will find in both parks—and along the way.A total of nearly 1.7 million people visit Biscayne and the Everglades each year, drawn by both lush scenery and disparate animals and plants.
The sun sets over south Florida’s Everglades National Park. The alligator-, bird-, and wetlands-rich zone will soon be accessible by a new bike and walking trail.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited. Everglades National Park covers 1.5 million acres, spanning two counties, requiring three entrances, and featuring some 10,000 islands. Tall grasses, mangroves, and hammocks shelter alligators, endangered butterflies, West Indian manatees, and wading birds. Visitors canoe through the mangroves and wander walkways skimming the marsh.
This first, five-mile section of the greenway starts east of Homestead’s downtown. Its fresh tarmac edges a man-made canal, palm tree-filled nurseries, and vegetable farms, before slipping behind suburban neighborhoods and into the historic downtown of this small fruit-growing city. Its attractions feel a million miles from glitzy Miami zones such as South Beach and Wynwood.
Edward Leedskalnin carved Homestead’s folk art Coral Castle out of 1,100 tons of oolitic limestone from 1923 until 1951. Now open for tours, the sculpture park has been featured in a
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