Day 8, Clermont to Brooksville - 2025 Coast to Coast Ride - CycleBlaze

April 5, 2025

Day 8, Clermont to Brooksville

We took the Richloam route to avoid 50

Departing Clermont at 7 AM. We have over 60 to do and wanted to get an early start.
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A little quiet road riding as we headed for the Richloam forest route.
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We’re waiting for Gregg. He discovered that the Ride with GPS route was to take us on a private road with locked gate. We rerouted on some decent roads
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We hit the dirt and for the first 2.5 miles it’s a soft sand hellscape.
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Nic Christiewas this the alternative route that Gregg picked out?
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Lee BergerTo Nic ChristieWe all agreed to take this alternative knowing there was a sandy section. Gregg did the routing to get us there.
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Hard to stay upright!
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Luckily it turned to compacted limestone with some pot holes
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Bill ShaneyfeltCoral bean

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/128717-Erythrina-herbacea
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Gregg is happy to be off the soft sand.
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The dirt section is over.
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We’re on the Withlocoochee Trail where it crosses Hwy 50.
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Onto the Good Neighbor Trail.
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Lunch at the Florida Cracker in Brooksville.
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Robert discovers that the omelette section is named after his beloved Sopchoppy.
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Nic Christiewhat are the chances?
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Today's ride: 66 miles (106 km)
Total: 402 miles (647 km)

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Mike RoweBig day my friend. That sand looks familiar.
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Lee BergerTo Mike RoweFrom there?
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Mike RoweDuring Huracan we rode from the Green Swamp and then did all the Croom MTB trails and headed through Brookville and then north. I might have been a little bit north.
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