| Legacy Trail | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Legacy_Trail_@_681.jpg) Legacy Trail near State Road 681 overpass | |
| Length | 18.5 miles (29.8 km)[1] |
| Location | Sarasota County, Florida |
| Established | December 21, 2004[2] |
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| Use | Shared-use for walking and cycling |
| Season | Year round |
| Months | Year round |
| Sights | Payne Park, Oscar Scherer State Park, Venice Train Depot |
| Hazards | Weather, at-grade pedestrian crossing at vehicular thoroughfares |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Right of way | Seminole Gulf Railway[1] |
| Maintained by | Sarasota County |
| Website | scgov.net/LegacyTrail |
| Trail map | |
 Legacy Trail highlighted in green | |
The Legacy Trail is an 18.5-mile (29.8 km) multi-use recreational rail trail connecting Sarasota and Venice, Florida. It runs along a former portion of the Seminole Gulf Railway corridor (most of which was originally a Seaboard Air Line Railroad corridor). The trail runs from the Historic Venice Train Depot to Fruitville Road in Sarasota.[3] The original segment of the trail from Venice to Palmer Ranch opened in 2008 and it was extended to central Sarasota in 2022.
- ^ a b "Historical Overview of The Legacy Trail". Sarasota County Government. March 22, 2018. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ Brown, Carolyn; Kurant, Lin (August 29, 2017). "Acquisition of Land for The Legacy Trail Extension" (PDF) (Report). Sarasota County Government. General Services. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Sarasota County Trails Plan". Sarasota County Government. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.