Pinellas County, Florida - Park & Conservation Resources

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Parks & Conservation Resources
PCR Administrative Office
12520 Ulmerton Road
Largo, FL 33774
(727) 582-2100 - select option #2

Pinellas Trail Community Conversation

Please join us an Interactive Zoom Webinar with Pinellas County and our valued partners on Tuesday, Sept. 28, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

We’ll have multiple brief presentations followed by a

question-and-answer session.

To access the webinar by computer, mobile device

or phone, register to attend.

Pinellas Trail Closure

A detour remains in place on the Pinellas Trail just north of West Bay Drive due to maintenance work. Pinellas County continues work on repairing a stormwater pipe that passes under the trail. Trail signage marks the detour, which follows sidewalks along 4th Avenue NW, 11th Street SW, and 8th Avenue NW.

Pinellas Trail Maintenance

Maintenance continues on the Pinellas Trail, from Rosery Road to Ponce De Leon Boulevard. The trail will remain open at half width through the end of September for trail users' protection. Please be aware of posted traffic signs and travel slowly through the area.

Mural Paintings

Mural painting may partially close the two Pinellas Trail tunnels in Palm Harbor and Tarpon Springs from Sept. 13 through mid-October. The Trail will remain open, but users are encouraged to use caution when traveling through the work zone. Signage and cones will be in place.

We appreciate your patience as we care for your trail.

The Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail is a linear trail currently extending from St. Petersburg to Tarpon Springs and is a multi-use trail everyone can enjoy. The Trail, created along a portion of abandoned railroad corridor, provides a unique, protected greenspace for walking, jogging, skating, and biking. Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources is responsible for the Trails maintenance and operating costs.

In the news:

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County celebrates 30 years of Pinellas Trail
Pinellas Trail North Loop Project
Pinellas Trail South Gap Project

Trail Maps and Resources:

GIS Map of the Trail
Pinellas Trail Network
Discover Pinellas - Trail and Bicycle Map
Discover Pinellas - Trail and Bicycle Guide
Pinellas Trail Loop Construction Projects
Pinellas Trail Loop Photo Map (best if viewed in Chrome, FireFox, Safari, or Edge)

About the Pinellas Trail:

Additional Trail Information:

Basic rules to help everyone enjoy the trail:

The trail is open from 7:00AM to Sunset daily.
Alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
Maintain a safe speed, and distance.

Be attentive.
Riders under the age of 16 must wear a helmet.
Users are required to obey all traffic controls, signals and the posted speed limit.
Motorized vehicles (except EPAMD, Electric bikes, electric handicap wheelchairs, maintenance, law enforcement and emergency vehicles) are prohibited.
Do not remain stopped or standing on the trail. Single file never take-up more than half the trail.
Horses are prohibited.
Keep dogs close and on a leash no greater than 6ft.
Keep right, Pass on Left, warn before passing.

Florida Statute 316.20655 Electric Bicycle regulations – E-Bikes are classified as bicycles under Florida Statues.

An electric bicycle or an operator of an electric bicycle shall be afforded all the rights and privileges, and be subject to all of the duties, of a bicycle or the operator of a bicycle. (Please refer to Basic Rules and 316.2065 F.S.)

E-bike classifications include the following:

Class I: Pedal-assist only, where the pedal-assist cuts off at 20 mph, and the user must pedal manually to go faster.
Class II: Throttle on demand—which operate by a throttle, by pedal-assist or by both where the throttle cuts off at 20 mph, and the user must pedal to go faster.
Class III: Pedal-assist only, where the pedal-assist cuts off at 28 mph, and the user must pedal to go faster.

Emergency Assistance Markers

Nearly 700 markers are affixed to the pavement at 200 to 300 foot intervals along the Pinellas Trail from downtown St. Petersburg to Tarpon Springs. Each marker has a unique, easily readable number which trail users can give to a 9-1-1 operator in case of an emergency to identify their exact location along the 47-mile trail, allowing for faster response times.