Alafia: Mountain Biking In Florida? No Way!

Everyone knows Florida has Disney World, golf courses and white sandy beaches, but mountain biking? Not far from Tampa is the Alafia River State Park, a scenic gem nestled near suburban Hillsborough County. Up until the 1960s, the park and surrounding areas were strip mined for phosphates, resulting in some of the most radical elevation changes in the state. In the subsequent decades, the region remained mostly undeveloped, leaving the indigenous flora and fauna to reclaim the area. Tall ridge lines left behind by strip mining drop off into green, murky swamps. Wildlife flourished over time as deer, turtles, rabbits, hawks, fish and alligators proliferated and eventually became protected by the state park system. Eventually, it became home to the Alafia MTB Trail System...
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