Biking LOST - The Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail

Lake Okeechobee has a surface area of 730 square miles and is ringed by the Herbert Hoover Dike which has a multi-use trail atop it with a total distance of 110 miles. At its capacity, the lake holds 1 trillion gallons of water and is the headwaters of the Everglades.

Parts of trail are paved and others are gravel. We biked out of the town of Okeechobee on a windy day, with steady winds of 20 mph and gusts over 30 mph, making for easy biking with it and a hearty workout against it.



Recreation areas with parking areas are located around the lake for those who wish to fish, walk, rollerblade, or bike. The Army Corps of Engineers was called to build the dike following a devastating flood in 1947 and still manages the facilities. Here are a couple of denizens I found along the lake...

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