6-day Bike tour
Our guides riding along plus SAG support
New Smyrna Beach to St. Petersburg
Florida Coast to Coast Guided - February 22-27, 2026
Enjoy our Fully-Supported bike tour for six-days cycling along the beautiful Florida Coast-to-Coast Trail, covering 216 miles from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. You will travel along nine different paved rail trails while seeing the entire width of Florida from New Smyrna Beach to St. Petersburg.
Your journey begins in Clearwater, where you can drive or fly into Tampa or St. Petersburg where we will spend our first night. Then we shuttle to New Smyrna Beach and ride towards the shimmering waters of Lake Monroe, a serene spot offering picturesque views before you enjoy a well-earned dinner in Sanford, a charming city known for its lively downtown and riverfront atmosphere. Further along the route, you’ll traverse scenic trails, including the Withlacoochee State Trail, Suncoast trail, Good Neighbor trail before we return to Clearwater on the Pinellas Trail and ride to St. Petersburg. Make it a longer vacation and stay a day or two before or after the tour in our Clearwater hotel near the coast.
Our tour price includes 5 nights accommodations, breakfast, lunch, shuttle during the tour, first night welcoming dinner, themed bike jersey, GPS mapping, luggage transfers with tags, FL C2C patch, and beverages after the ride but excludes all but first dinner. We also provide a tour guide riding as sweep on the trail along with a support vehicle for the entire tour. Our guides provide full support along with area history and ensuring everyone finishes the tour safely.
Rental bikes (hybrid and e-bikes) are available on this tour. Consider an E-bike if you ride less than 200 miles a month or cannot maintain a 10-12 mile pace. E-bikes turn the trail ride from a frown to a smile.
See our tour details below or send INQUIRY for more information.
Extras
We stay at the Marriott Residence Inn in Clearwater for two nights of the tour and then stay at nice chain hotels near the trail on the other three nights.
This tour is great for single riders. We have from 10-16 guests on the tour and we all become friends very quickly. The Crossroads' Team provides a friendly environment where you can just ride and we will take care of all the details.
Even though the riders do not have to ride together on the trail, we do start at the same time and we try to meet everyone at each SAG stop. To maintain this level of service and due to the number of ebikes on the tours, we recommend if you ride a manual bike less than 12 MPH on hard surfaces, you should consider using an ebike on this tour. This will ensure you are keeping pace with the SAG stops before they need to locate to the next stop for the day.
Weather in the last week of February for Mid-Florida is generally mild and pleasant. Typical high temperatures range from 71°F to 75°F, while lows are usually between 52°F and 56°F. It's rare for temperatures to drop below 41°F or exceed 83°F during this time. Florida typically has 8 rainy days in February so be prepared to bring rain gear and a layer of clothes.
The Florida Coast to Coast trail is all paved surface. You will ride 95% of the time on dedicated trail or bike paths and 5% will be on quiet roads. Road bikes, hybrid bikes and e-bikes are recommended.
The Florida Coast to Coast trail has a few gaps between trails where you must ride on roads. Fortunately, you are riding our Guided Tour which will shuttle you around these gaps. You will ride a few miles on side roads to start your tour and to get to the hotels near the trail, but only 5% of the time, otherwise, you are on trails or dedicated paths.
We start our tours in Clearwater, FL and stay at the Clearwater Residence Inn. Your first day on the tour will be a traveling day to Clearwater with a welcoming dinner at 5pm. The Clearwater beach or the Clearwater Marine Aquarium are just a short ride from the hotel. Then on day 2 you will be shuttled to New Smyrna beach where we will start our ride heading back to Clearwater. We also have a kick off dinner at 5pm on the first day of our tour.
You can fly into Tampa or St. Petersburg airports and then Uber/Taxi to the hotel.
If you have a car, you will park in Clearwater for the duration of your tour at no charge. We will provide the address where to park your car on Day 2 of the tour.
Crossroads will handle the gratuity for Breakfasts and Lunches and the Welcoming Dinner. Guests will pay for all other dinners on your own.
We always get asked about gratuity for the Crossroads team members, it is appreciated but not required.
Here is a article on tipping for travelers we thought was helpful: https://www.smartertravel.com/tipping-the-ultimate-guide-to-tipping-for-travelers/
Cancellation Policy (if Booking Protection isn’t utilized)
Deposits of 50% of tour and 100% of all “Extras” are due at the time of tour reservation.
Balances are due 60 days before the tour – your tour can be cancelled if balance is not paid on time
If you give notice of cancellation before the tour:
91+ days - 100% refund less $250 per person or can change date for $150/pp
90-60 days – 50% refund or can change date for $150/pp
59-30 days – 25% refund or can change date for $250/pp
29-0 days – No refund or transfers
Written notice by e-mail no later than the above deadlines to apply proper credit to your account. tours@crossroadsbiketours.com
We highly recommend Booking Protection or Trip Insurance. We have seen many reasons why people need to cancel due to accident, illness, family members having illness, jury or military duty, fire and pregnancy. All of these are covered with our Booking Protection, which you will have the option to purchase at checkout or you can purchase your own trip insurance or check your homeowners’ or credit card policy for coverage.
Join us for a great tour for 6 days on the Florida Coast to Coast tour from New Smyrna Beach to Clearwater.
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