Ride to Renew
Pedaling the Florida Coast to Coast Trail
November 1 - November 8, 2025. (See you next year!)
Enjoy relaxing days of sunshine, good food, and pedaling to fight poverty!
I invite you to join me on Ride to Renew (R2R) and enjoy the Florida Coast to Coast Trail (C2C) from Clearwater Beach to the Atlantic. Funds raised by this tour will be used to help subsistence farmers adopt sustainable farming practices to feed their families and communities. How cool is that? Do something beautiful helping others and create memories of camaraderie, joy and wonder as we pedal across the Sunshine State. R2R is a fundraiser where all funds donated go to World Renew. These programs incorporate sustainable agriculture practices so they can feed their families and communities in the years to come.
Under Pricing, you’ll see the minimum fundraising goal per rider. To ride, you’ll register and commit to raising a minimum of $3,000 by November 30, 2025. If you want a private room you’ll need to raise $3,500. You can do this either by asking others to donate, or self-donating. You must reach at least $2,400 (80%) before the ride begins. The 2025 tour raised almost $200,000 for the cause!
Long before Disney and Universal arrived, people came to Florida for its natural beauty, warm sunny winters, beaches, and a mish-mash of funky tourist stops. It’s all still here! Explore a mix of Old Florida and modern Florida, its white sandy beaches, space exploration, global tourism, and an ecosystem rich in wildlife. The tour includes overnights in local hotels, breakfast and dinner each riding day.
Ride your bike! Fight poverty!
General Itinerary
November 1 - November 8, 2025.
Day 0 - Arrival November 1
Your guides will meet you at Tampa International Airport or long term parking in Titusville and whisk you off to our lodging on the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Participants who wish to drive may park at the finish and take a shuttle to the start. After picking up your registration packet, enjoy the sun, water and shops. Tonight you’ll attend orientation and meet your fellow riders at our reception.
Day 1 - November 2
It’s a beach day! Your tour begins with a ride out to the sugar sand beach for our traditional tire dip at Clearwater Beach. Then we’re onto the Florida C2C Trail making pedal strokes to Honeymoon Island and then the “Sponge Capital of The World”. Sponges harvested from these waters are still considered some of the finest natural sponges in the world! Take time to explore the sponge docks, enjoy a sightseeing boat tour, dolphin watch, visit the museums, or just enjoy the ocean breezes. Mileage options 0 - 33.
Day 2 - November 3
Yesterday was about beaches and coastal communities, today we pedal the Florida C2C Trail into the inland environment of Florida. You’ll roll along pine, cypress and oaks heavy with Spanish Moss. Visit the Spirit Tree. We overnight near the deepest freshwater cave system in the country and it’s massive spring pumping out over 111 million gallons of clear cool water a day. Take a side trip to watch mermaids and mermen attracted to the clear waters of Weeki Wachee Springs! Mileage options 0 - 62.2 metric century
Day 3 - November 4
We continue our eastward journey along Florida’s Coast to Coast Trail and our first day on rural roads. These quiet roads take you past ranches, citrus groves, and small towns steeped in Old Florida flavor. The day ends where old Florida meets modern Florida near the shores of Lake Apopka. We’ll dine near the Citrus Tower, built in 1956 to showcase citrus groves that stretched to the horizon in every direction. Rising 226 feet out of a flat landscape, it was once the most popular tourist attraction in the Orlando area. Today that view is dominated by modern tourist attractions like Universal Studios and Disney World. Mileage options 0 - 100 imperial century.
Day 4 - November 5
Welcome to Central Florida and the megalopolis of Greater Orlando. Thanks to the Florida C2C Trail, you’ll negotiate across this city of one million cars on bike trails and shuttles. Before Disney, Orlando was a sleepy little town famous for the hundreds of lakes and springs that dotted the region. If the weather allows, cool your feet at an old locals favorite spring. Don’t worry about the gators, they rarely chase bicyclists! We end the day on the shores of the St Johns River. Mileage options 0 - 50.
Day 5 - November 6
Today we pedalstroke our way out of modern Florida and return to Old Florida rolling on the Florida C2C Trail through pines, oaks and cypress as we glimpse the Florida of Terry’s youth (back when people used wooden bike wheels). After a few meditative hours of rolling through Florida woodlands you’ll begin re-entry into Titusville. With some luck, we might even catch a rocket launch! Mileage options 0 - 65.
Day 6 - November 7
Today explore an amazing diversity of wildlife and humans reaching for the stars. Merritt Island is home to the launch facilities for NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and the United States Space Force. Enjoy riding through Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge and Canaveral National Seashore where you welcome back the palms, alligators, pelicans and millions of migratory birds. Watch dolphins in the Indian River and spend a quiet moment with the manatees! Here your pedal strokes come to an end on the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Enjoy a late seafood lunch and celebrate a great week of riding on our sea to sea bike trek on the Florida on the Coast to Coast Trail. Mileage options 0 - 48.
Departure
What a week it’s been! Florida wildlife including mermaids, manatees, gators, flamingos and pelicans along the amazing Florida Coast to Coast Trail. The food, the people, and the amazing staff of Pedalstroke Tours! Now it’s time to return home and begin planning for your next Pedalstroke Tour! Shuttles to Orlando International Airport & hotels depart after lunch.
Please note, registered participants review detailed itineraries, maps, and timelines each day during the Rider Meeting.
FUNDRAISING COMMITMENT
Occupancy
Double - $3,000
Single - $3,500
Registration Deadline is Oct 1. Fundraising Deadline is November 30, 2025.
The Sea to Sea Florida Experience:
Do something beautiful, ride your bike and help others.
Bask under the sun in a gentle tropical climate with an average high temp in the upper 70’s (F). November is one of the driest month of the year in Florida but a shower is possible so pack accordingly.
Relax each evening in your room. Riders share a room (double occupancy). If you prefer you can upgrade to a private room (single occupancy) for a small fee.
Let us take a load off your shoulders. Once you arrive and check-in, the Pedalstroke staff will transport your luggage each day. Just focus on your pedal stroke and enjoy your vacation.
There is no better spice than bicycling to make food delicious! Breakfast and dinner are included each riding day and lunches are on your own unless noted in the daily itinerary presented at the riders meeting. Florida is an interesting collection of cuisines influenced by local fishermen, immigrants, northern transplants and generational Floridians. You can enjoy BBQ, seafood boils, cuban pork sandwiches, gator tail, shrimp and grits, conch fritters, key lime pie, and fruits or vegetables often grown just a few miles away. Florida’s diversity of fruits and vegetables gives craft brewers, distillers, vintners and restaurateurs an extensive palette to entertain your palate!
Your Pedalstroke Tours crew includes a mechanic and SAG stewards who are here to make your bicycling vacation a “no worries” thing of wonder.
The Florida C2C Trail begins on the Suncoast and meanders to the roaring surf of the Atlantic Ocean at Canaveral National Seashore. Like pro riders, you can ride the good stuff and shuttle past the few gaps that cannot be safely navigated. You may choose to shuttle part of a day, or the entire day for any reason! It’s your vacation, ride the way you want. Just let the Pedalstroke team know!
Pedal without worrying about your fitness. The grades are gentle and each day has route options to meet your mood and condition. Each day the route consists of a default distance. The average daily distance is a little over 35 miles.
E-bikes are welcome! The advent of e-bikes have allowed many riders to continue bike touring and made it possible for others to discover the joy of pedaling across the landscape. We provide a Honda inverter generator at a rest stop each day to help riders get a quick charge of calories, hydration and juice their bike batteries! Someday bike battery technology will make this unnecessary, but until then we’ll have the Honda waiting.
More time to explore! On Sea to Sea Florida you’ll have time to relax on the beach, take a sponge boat tour, see the mermaids, stroll through historic towns, tour the Kennedy Space Center or spend some quiet time with the manatees.
What is included:
Six days of bicycling on Florida's Coast to Coast Trail from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean.
Six nights lodging. 5 dinners, 6 breakfasts.
Welcome Meet & Greet on check-In day to meet your fellow riders.
Optional riding distances that let you choose the one that fits your plans.
The AMAZING Pedalstroke Tours crew which includes a mechanic and SAG stewards to make your bicycling vacation a thing of wonder.
Transport of your luggage each day.
Full SAG support including SAG stops with a snack selection, ice cold drinks, electrolytes and water. SAG stops are usually spaced 15-20 miles apart depending on the daily route.
Charging station for e-bikes and electronics at the second SAG Stop.
SAG transport on route for you and your bike as needed.
Training on use of Ride with GPS maps, and location sharing to facilitate supporting you.
Customized daily turn by turn navigation in both GPS files and paper cue sheets.
Daily rider meeting to review the next day’s route, itinerary, and points of interest.
Entry to Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and Canaveral National Seashore.
Bike Unboxing and Assembly - Our tour mechanic will help unbox and re-assemble your bike if requested.
Airport Shuttle - transportation for you and your bike from the Tampa airport to the start hotel. Return shuttle on Day 7 from the finish to Orlando International Airports. We recommend arriving in Tampa and departing from Orlando to avoid the 5 hour shuttle ride.
Long Term Parking and Shuttle -for those that prefer to drive we provide long term parking and transportation from the finish hotel in Titusville to our starting hotel on Clearwater Beach.
Tour Options:
You can also add the following options:
Bike Rental - A great option if you don’t want to transport your bike. Pedalstroke Tours manages the delivery and return of bike rentals with a local bike shop. We don’t rent bikes, but we do partner with a bike shop to provide the best possible price and keep it easy for you. Make sure to check with Terry on the rental options a few months in advance so he can contact you and plan accordingly.
Bike Boxing and Shipping - Post tour boxing and shipping by our tour mechanic or qualified bike shop. Due to market fluctuations pricing will vary.
Bikes on Tour:
All bikes in good mechanical condition with modern drivetrains are welcome including e-bikes, unicycles, trikes, tandems, recumbents, mountain, road, hybrid, gravel, touring and fat bikes. We ask that all bikes including their bags and gear weigh under 60lbs. If you have a concern let us know!
The route consists of asphalt and fine crushed compacted limestone trails, and paved roads. Past participants recommend using a bicycle with wider non-racing tires of at least 28 mm for maximum comfort and minimum effort. Hybrid, mountain, gravel, and road bikes will easily traverse the route.
Adjustments by our tour mechanic are included with registration. Parts, major repairs, and shipping will incur a fee from the tour mechanic. If you would like the tour mechanic to assemble your bike prior to the tour, or box and shipped home to you after the tour, please make arrangements prior to your arrival.
Pedalstroke Tours will transport your bike and box for the duration of the Tour.
SAG on Tour:
SAG support is provided to all registered participants. The route is patrolled by SAG and a sweep. SAG rest stops are provided about every 15-20 miles. Support includes transport of riders and their bikes as necessary to make sure they are safe. SAG transports bikes on a hitch style or truck bed bike rack. If your bike requires special handling, please review those needs with us prior to arrival on the tour so we can respect your wishes. The route, SAG stop locations, and shuttles are reviewed during the evening Rider Meeting. SAG wagons also provide transportation to riders who have chosen a custom riding distance by transporting them to a start for the requested distance.
Tour Pricing
Unlike our other tours where you pay a fee, on this tour you are committing to a minimum fundraising goal. The $3,000 double occupancy fundraising minimum is based on double occupancy. Those who prefer a private room will need to commit to a $3,500 fundraising minimum. All pricing is per person. Please sign up for our newsletter for notifications of upcoming tours and discounts.
Reserve your space by registering with a $200 donation. Donations are nonrefundable and go directly to World Renew. You will receive balance reminders until the registration deadline which is the last day to submit your balance. For cancellation and refund information click here.
Arriving and Departing the Tour:
Detailed itinerary including arrival and departure information is provided after registration.
