Cady Way Trail
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The Cady Way Trail is a 3.8 miles (6.1 km) long rail trail
in the Orlando, Florida
area. It is partly owned by the City of Orlando Parks Division. Part of the trail also passes through the city of Winter Park
, as well as unincorporated areas of Orange County
.
It is built along an abandoned East Florida and Atlantic Railroad
(later Seaboard Air Line Railway) corridor which ran to the Orlando Naval Training Center (now Baldwin Park).
Its south end is at Orlando Fashion Square Mall, and its north end is at Hall Road at Aloma Avenue in Goldenrod
, at the Seminole County line. It continues northeast approximately a further 2 miles (3.2 km) as the Cross Seminole Trail. Departing south from Hall Road, the trail passes Goldenrod Park, crosses State Road 436 via a bridge opened in November 2006, then passes Cady Way Park, Ward Park, Brookshire Elementary School, Winter Park High School
, the former Orlando Naval Training Center and Winter Pines Golf Club.
Rail trail
A rail trail is the conversion of a disused railway easement into a multi-use path, typically for walking, cycling and sometimes horse riding. The characteristics of former tracks—flat, long, frequently running through historical areas—are appealing for various development. The term sometimes also...
in the Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
area. It is partly owned by the City of Orlando Parks Division. Part of the trail also passes through the city of Winter Park
Winter Park, Florida
Winter Park is a suburban city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 24,090 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 28,083. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, as well as unincorporated areas of Orange County
Orange County, Florida
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 1,145,956....
.
It is built along an abandoned East Florida and Atlantic Railroad
East Florida and Atlantic Railroad
The East Florida and Atlantic Railroad was a railroad line from Orlando, Florida northeast and east to Lake Jesup via Winter Park and Oviedo. It eventually became part of the Seaboard Air Line Railway system, and was most recently part of CSX before being abandoned.Until April 9, 1891, the line was...
(later Seaboard Air Line Railway) corridor which ran to the Orlando Naval Training Center (now Baldwin Park).
Its south end is at Orlando Fashion Square Mall, and its north end is at Hall Road at Aloma Avenue in Goldenrod
Goldenrod, Florida
Goldenrod is a census-designated place in Orange and Seminole counties in the U.S. state of Florida. The population was 12,871 at the 2000 census...
, at the Seminole County line. It continues northeast approximately a further 2 miles (3.2 km) as the Cross Seminole Trail. Departing south from Hall Road, the trail passes Goldenrod Park, crosses State Road 436 via a bridge opened in November 2006, then passes Cady Way Park, Ward Park, Brookshire Elementary School, Winter Park High School
Winter Park High School
Winter Park High School located in Winter Park, Florida is one of seventeen public high schools in Orange County. Winter Park High School is a magnet school for the International Baccalaureate program.-History:...
, the former Orlando Naval Training Center and Winter Pines Golf Club.