LOCATION: The Cross Seminole Trail will run from the I-4 Pedestrian Bridge in Lake Mary to Howell Branch Road at the Orange County line. The trail corridor will pass through Lake Mary, the Spring Hammock Preserve, the City of Winter Springs, and the City of Oviedo and will connect to the Cady Way trail in Orange County. The built portions run from CR 46A south to Green Way Boulevard in Lake Mary, and from Layer Elementary in Winter Springs east to the intersection of State Road 434 and State Road 426 in downtown Oviedo, and from Mikler Road to the Orange County Line.

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LENGTH: When complete, the trail will be 24 miles long. Currently two sections, approximately 9.8 miles each are built and open for use.

STATUS: The Cross Seminole Trail is now open from just north of Old Sanford Oviedo Road near Winter Springs along the FPL power cut to Osprey Trail Road at SR 419. After crossing SR 419 the trail runs through Spring Hammock Wilderness Area and emerges at the US 17-92 overpass. Once over the overpass the trail then runs parallel to General Hutchinson Parkway, past Big Tree Park to Ronald Regan Boulevard, then turning south along the Ronald Reagan sidewalk to the Longwood Lake Mary Boulevard intersection crossing at the signal. It connects to a wide sidewalk along Longwood Lake Mary Boulevard to and then crossing Green Way Boulevard. Finally the trail turns west along GreenWay Boulevard to the existing “Crossings Trail” section.

Construction is almost complete between Mikler and Red Bug Lake Road and it is scheduled to open by the end of May 2009. A design/build pedestrian overpass over Red Bug Lake Road with a connection to SR 426 just south of the Marketplace Boulevard Intersection near the Oviedo Mall is currently on hold. Trail users shall use the signalized intersections and sidewalks along SR 426 to the trail on the west side of SR 426 just south of Aulin Avenue. This segment, from SR 426 to SR 434 near downtown Oviedo, is also scheduled to be completed by the end of May 2009. The trail section from SR 434 to Downtown Oviedo and Division Street is on hold pending Oviedo’s redevelopment plans for the area.

Currently the southern section Cross Seminole Trail ends at Layer Elementary School on SR 419 in Winter Springs. The County is currently in the process of coordinating the completion of the trail between Layer Elementary School and the existing trail east of Old Sanford Oviedo Road, where the northern section currently ends. Please check the Construction Updates and Announcements sections for updates as this project progresses.

Along the trail near Black Hammock Trailhead you will find the "Trails Around the World" exhibit, located adjacent to the Cross Seminole Trail just west of SR 417. The exhibit profiles County Wicklow, Seminole's sister county in Ireland.

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OWNERSHIP & MAINTENANCE: The trail corridor from the I-4 Pedestrian Overpass in Lake Mary south to the Wade Street in the City of Winter Springs is owned by Seminole County and maintained by the Seminole County Parks & Recreation Department with the exception of a small section along Rinehart Road which is owned and maintained by the City of Lake Mary. The trail corridor from the Orange County Line through the cities of Oviedo and Winter Springs is owned by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Office of Trails and Greenways (sub-leased to Seminole County) and maintained by Leisure Services (Greenways and Natural Lands). A 1.8-mile section of the trail corridor along State Road 426 (south of Red Bug Lake Road) is owned by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).

CHARACTER: The Cross Seminole Trail is a paved recreational trail that has been designated as one of Seminole County's Showcase Trails because of its length, beauty, and accommodation of various users. The section of Cross Seminole Trail from downtown Oviedo to the I-4 Pedestrian Bridge in Lake Mary has been designated as part of the Florida National Scenic Trail,  a 1300-mile trail running from the panhandle to the Everglades.

FUTURE: The Cross Seminole Trail connects with the Seminole Wekiva Trail via the I-4 Pedestrian Bridge in Lake Mary. Upon completion, there will be a 34-mile continuous trail connecting Altamonte Springs, Longwood, Lake Mary, Winter Springs, and Oviedo and with the Cady Way Trail and the Orange County Trail System.

CONNECTIONS & DESTINATIONS: The Cross Seminole Trail will connect to numerous parks and recreational facilities: Central Winds Park, Soldier's Creek Park, Big Tree Park, Greenwood Lakes Park, the School Board's Environmental Studies Center, and Spring Hammock Preserve; several schools: Winter Springs High School, Indian Trails Middle School, Keeth Elementary, Trinity Preparatory School, Oviedo High School, Layer Elementary and Lawton Elementary; and will connect local neighborhoods to several major shopping areas in Lake Mary, Winter Springs, and Oviedo.

CONTACTS: Maintenance - (407) 321-1693, Design/Construction - (407) 665-2092

PHOTOS

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	Cross Seminole Trail
	Cross Seminole Trail
	Future Cross Seminole Trail in Oviedo
	Cross Seminole Trail
	Bridge at Trailhead in Lake Mary
	Looking North at existing trail in the Crossings area
	Existing trail in the Crossings area