Route Scenic Staff Pick
A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway
Ponte Vedra Beach to Flagler Beach
- Distance
- 58 mi
- Riding Time
- 1h 34m
- Climb
- 223 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Surface
- Paved
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- October through May. Summer brings heat, storms and beach traffic.
- Closures
- Low sections can close during storms and after hurricane damage.
- Fuel
- Fuel in Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Augustine, Palm Coast and Flagler Beach.
- Watch For
- Sand on the road, pedestrians and cyclists, crosswinds on bridges, and heavy traffic in St. Augustine.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
A1A follows the barrier islands of northeast Florida between the Atlantic and the Intracoastal Waterway. It passes the Guana Tolomato Matanzas reserve, crosses into St. Augustine, the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the United States, over the Bridge of Lions, then runs south past Fort Matanzas and Marineland to Flagler Beach, where the road sits right above the dunes.
Stops
- StartPonte Vedra Beach
- FinishFlagler Beach

