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Biking to Key West: Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail is best near its end

This is one of the best sections of the Florida Keys bike trail because the path and the half-dozen scenic bridges are separate from traffic.

View of Old Wooden Bridge Resort on Big Pine Key from the bridge to No Name Key. You see the two types of houseboats in the foreground -- the new Aqualodges on the left, and the older

Old Wooden Bridge: Now it’s a houseboat resort in the Keys

Old Wooden Bridge got whacked by Hurricane Irma in 2017, but has bounced back. With most cabins destroyed, the owner added 13 houseboats. This waterfront outpost feels like a place from a bygone era.

Key Deer in Big Pine Key within the National Key Deer Refuge. (Photo: Bonnie Gross)

Big Pine Key nature center helps you learn where to see Key deer

With their big eyes and tiny size, this endangered species is easy to love. Visitors to the Keys often want to know where to see Key deer. Now there’s a new free nature center in Big Pine Key in the Key Deer National Wildlife Refuge.

The Historic Long Key Bridge on the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail.

Biking the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail; finding safe & scenic sections

The bike trail down the Florida Keys — the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail — is not complete, but here are four sections that offer scenic and safe rides.