You get to a concrete trail alongside the bay. The trail continues on, but you have to cross a few dangerous intersections. In Tampa, in general, cars have NO respect for bike riders or pedestrians. Cars do not watch out for pedestrians when turning into the park. The park at the end on the Tampa side is dangerous if you're not paying attention. Those two parts of the trail are only 7 or 8 miles long before you have to cross traffic. They let their kids run out in the middle of the trail no matter who is flying by. Kids play in the middle of the trail and their parents could care less. Tons of walkers and SLOW bikers who won't move over no matter how many times you call out. The Tampa side was always a little busier, but lately, it's gotten ridiculous. When I first started riding on these trails, their wasn't too many people on them. Here's where it goes downhill (no pun intended). After the bridge, you're on the Tampa side. There is a place along the beach to park on the Clearwater side, but it's expensive like $3 for one hour. The Clearwater side up to the bridge is nice and peaceful. There are two sides of this trail separated by a bridge in the middle.
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