Why this ride
A 193 km round trip from Miami - roughly 4 h 23 in the saddle. It goes by way of Everglades National Park and back through Everglades National Park.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Miami day out · Everglades National Park
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 193 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 23
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Miami
The Tamiami Trail was named for what it joined, Tampa and Miami, and it took thirteen years and an astonishing amount of dynamite to build. Begun in 1915 and opened in 1928, US 41 cuts straight west across the Everglades, one of the largest wetlands in North America, and it changed Florida by linking the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, though it also interrupted the flow of water across the Everglades in a way that scientists are still trying to repair. The road starts in downtown Miami as Southwest 8th Street, known to locals as Calle Ocho, the heart of Little Havana.
Read the complete Miami write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Miami is where the day begins. Next is Everglades National Park.
2. Everglades National Park
You will not see much on a map that tells you where you are, because the Everglades are a river wider than most counties and only a few inches deep. Marjory Stoneman Douglas called it the River of Grass in 1947, the year the park was dedicated, and the description holds: water flows slowly south from Lake Okeechobee across a sea of sawgrass toward Florida Bay, with islands of hardwood and pine rising a few feet above the flood.
Read the complete Everglades National Park write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Everglades National Park comes up 57 km in.
3. Everglades National Park
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Everglades National Park write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
114 km in you reach Everglades National Park. Next is back through Everglades National Park.
4. back through Everglades National Park
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Everglades National Park write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Everglades National Park, late in the day. Next is Miami.
5. Miami
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Miami write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Miami. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Miami to Everglades National Park
Miami → Everglades National Park is 114 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Everglades National Park to Miami
back through Everglades National Park → Miami is 114 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
More motorcycle rides nearby
- Tamiami Trail · 181 km
- Overseas Highway: Miami to Marathon · 376 km