S-Line Urban Greenway

After brunching in Springfield, decided to complete our morning ride by making a stop at the farmers market. Decided to take a slight detour and test out the greenway.
Excellent casual ride with intermittent pedestrians and a lot of projects. The end of trail was a little confusing, but we found the farmers market!

Pretend you’re Lewis and Clarke and explore a «Rails to Trails» right here in Jacksonville! The S-​Line Urban Greenway is an old railroad track that has been converted to a bicycle or walking trail starting around the Beaver’s Street Farmers Market. As the name suggests, it is in a «S» pattern and a great shortcut from Beaver’s Street’s «New Town» area to Springfield.
Besides the added benefit of exercise, it’s fun exploring new parts of the city! The environment of the trail changes constantly! Parts of the path will be through a woodland area but soon enough you’ll be along side an active warehouse where the windows showcase employees busily building things. You will ride through many historic neighborhoods that were booming once upon a time when the streetcars were in its prime.
To find out more about the S-​Line Urban Greenway I suggest reading this article by Metro Jacksonville.
The map shows the S-​Line extending ALL the way up to Norwood by the Gateway Mall but I haven’t yet traveled that far north.
I would NOT recommend traveling this trail at night, especially by yourself. Some of the areas are a bit dodgy with incidents «felony violence» in the past in the «Weed to Seed Community.»
Be smart, adventurous, and grab breakfast in Springfield at Uptown Market or 3 Layers Café after your leisurely ride that morning! You deserve it! I am excited about exploring OTHER «Rails to Trails» in the future!