Route Scenic Staff Pick
Tamiami Trail (US 41)
Shark Valley to Carnestown
- Distance
- 40 mi
- Riding Time
- 45 min
- Climb
- 180 ft
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Surface
- Paved
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- November through April. Summer brings heat, storms and mosquitoes.
- Fuel
- Fuel is scarce between Miami and Carnestown. Fill up before you start.
- Watch For
- Long flat straights, wildlife on the road, crosswinds, and slow vehicles pulling off for viewing.
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.
US 41 crosses the Everglades and Big Cypress National Preserve on the Tamiami Trail, built across the wetlands in the 1920s. It passes the Shark Valley entrance to Everglades National Park, the Big Cypress visitor centers and the Ochopee post office, often called the smallest in the country. Alligators are common in the canal beside the road.
Stops
- StartShark Valley
- FinishCarnestown
