Please message Deb at [email protected] or post with any updates on trail conditions, safety issues, etc. We started this group when the spectacular tree canopy shading the area of the trail south of Ehrlich Road was in jeopardy. A large developer had an option to purchase parcels east of the trail to build 270 luxury apartments. Since that time, the County has purchased two of those parcels, protecting that area from any large development in the future. Our next project is to encourage the County to fund completion of the trail, connecting the north and south segment. This is the most popular trail in Hillsborough County, with 300,000 users each year, and we've been waiting for this connection for TEN YEARS. If you want this to happen, you need to call and email the Commissioners. This is in Ken Hagen's district, by the way. Did you know Hillsborough County will never be connected to the Cross Florida Trail until this gap is closed? Pasco and Pinellas are connected, but not Hillsborough, and all because of this small 2-mile segment. Tell the Commissioners you want the segments connected, NOW.
