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The Buccaneer Trail & Talbot Islands (A1A North Ferry Run)
United States · A1A / Buccaneer Trail
An island-hopping coastal motorcycle journey beginning with the open-deck Mayport Car Ferry crossing the St. Johns River shipping channel. The route rolls onto Fort George Island and carves north across Little Talbot and Big Talbot Islands through dense coastal maritime forest, salt marsh flyover bridges, and Boneyard Beach access, terminating at the pirate-haven Victorian seaport of historic Fernandina Beach.
The Buccaneer Trail & Talbot Islands (A1A North Ferry Run) runs 32 miles between Mayport Naval Ferry Landing, Jacksonville, FL and Fernandina Beach Historic Harbor, Amelia Island, FL. We count about 30 corners along it, which is open, and there for the view rather than the corners. Straightforward riding with enough bends to stay interesting.
Tank-bag quick reference
- StartMayport Naval Ferry Landing, Jacksonville, FL30.3958, -81.4294
- High0 ft - 28 ft (Maritime Hammock & Dunes)elevation range
- EndFernandina Beach Historic Harbor, Amelia Island, FL30.6713, -81.4648
T-CLOCS before you go: tyres and wheels, controls and cables, lights and electrics, oil and fluids, chassis and stand.
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Questions riders ask
- How long does The Buccaneer Trail & Talbot Islands (A1A North Ferry Run) take to ride?
- About 32 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 1 hour of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.
- Where does The Buccaneer Trail & Talbot Islands (A1A North Ferry Run) start and end?
- It runs between Mayport Naval Ferry Landing, Jacksonville, FL and Fernandina Beach Historic Harbor, Amelia Island, FL. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.
- Is The Buccaneer Trail & Talbot Islands (A1A North Ferry Run) a twisty road?
- We count about 30 corners across 32 miles, which is open, and there for the view rather than the corners.
- Is there a GPX file for The Buccaneer Trail & Talbot Islands (A1A North Ferry Run)?
- Yes. The GPX is free, there is no account, and the planner will build a route that includes this road alongside others nearby.
Where these numbers come from
Distances and corner counts come from the route's own geometry, not from ratings or votes. Nothing here is crowdsourced and nobody paid to appear.