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

A section of the Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail in Tarpon Springs will be closed to complete routine maintenance and repairs from
Monday, July 20 to Monday, August 10, 2020.

The closure is located from Live Oak Street to Disston Avenue. Signage is posted in the area to alert trail users of the closure and to ensure bicyclist and pedestrian safety. Trail users will be detoured along
Live Oak Street.

For questions, contact Pinellas County Public Works at (727) 464-8900.

	Pinellas Trail Audio Tour

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.

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Basic rules to help everyone enjoy the trail:

The trail is only open during daylight hours.
Alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
Pedestrians and handicapped have the right of way, wheelchairs should use the pedestrian lanes and electric handicap wheelchairs are always permitted.
Bicyclists are required to obey all traffic controls and signals.
Bicyclists are not permitted to wear headphones at any time.
Under age 16, they must wear a helmet.
Bicyclists and skaters should obey the posted speed limits. No racing, race training or pace lines. Skaters should use the bicycle lanes, and both skaters and cyclists should give an audible warning when passing.
Motorized vehicles (except electric handicap wheelchairs, maintenance, law enforcement and emergency vehicles) are prohibited.
Horses are prohibited.
Pets must be kept on a 6-foot leash and under control.
Trail users stay right except to pass. Please be courteous.

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.