With a name like the Historic Jungle Trail and a listing on the National Register of Historic Places, I knew this 8-mile Vero Beach road would be my kind of place.
Parts of the road have that authentic Old Florida feel — live oak trees forming a canopy over narrow lane of hard-packed sand; a restored pioneer house, and a picturesque dock on the Indian River.
But residential development squeezes in along much of the trail and some of the trees and plants that line the road are invasive exotics.
Still, if you’re exploring Vero Beach, it’s a great route for fat-tire bicycling, jogging, and a slow driving route into Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge or to the historic Jones Pier area.
The story of the Historic Jungle Trail
This was the original road, the original A1A. It’s hard to even imagine…