Happy Trails: Volusia Cuts Ribbon On New Spring-To-Spring Trail Segment

DeLeon Springs, FL – Residents and visitors in West Volusia now have another trail to enjoy as Volusia County adds another segment to a trail connecting the county’s springs. This new segment adds 1.7 miles to the now 21 mile long Spring-to-Spring Trail; which will be just over 27.2 miles when completed, stretching from DeLeon Springs State Park to Green Springs Park. The Spring-to-Spring trail is also just one part of the partially completed 260-mile St. Johns River-to-Sea Loop, which currently travels through  the counties of Volusia, Flagler, Brevard, St. Johns and Putnam.   And to District 1 councilwoman Barbara Girtman, this goes beyond just connecting trails. "It’s connecting counties and bringing in ECHO tourism for bicycling, for walking, and for sightseeing," Girtman said to News Daytona Beach. "There’s a lot of people over 60 that are using the trails for exercise, just to get out," said County Chair Jeff Brower. "It’s bringing people of all ages together, and that’s always a good thing. The trail is also a part of the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) Shared-Use Nonmotorized (SUN) Trail program. The entire SUN Trail network features multi-use paved trail corridors for bicyclists and pedestrians; which includes a combination of existing, planned, and conceptual multiple-use trails, such as the Spring-to-Spring trail. The concept behind the Spring-to-Spring trail came to life in April 2020 after the county approved two construction contracts—worth $1.2 million—for the trail’s segments, which put the plan in motion. The trail can be found just northwest of the DeLeon Springs United Methodist Church on Ponce DeLeon Boulevard in DeLeon Springs. The trail was built with $637,153 in Volusia ECHO trail funds and $966,935 provided by SUN Trail/FDOT.