Hollywood Trails
The Hollywood Trails: Eco-Adventure Kewl Bicycle Tours (HT4) are the first recreational cycling tours in Hollywood, Florida, United States. It is produced by BleuJamaica. Tours are run six days per week and takes up to 20 riders in tours ranging from 6-mile (9.7 km) to 27-mile (43 km) around Hollywood. The route, mainly on bike paths, takes riders through nature conservatory, piers, parks, the beach and the neighbourhoods.
Route
The tour starts and ends at Hollywood Beach Broadwalk in Hollywood, Florida. Participants meet at Hayes Street and the Beach Broadwalk and take the bike paths to the 4 different tour locations.
The Eco-Mangroves tour runs north up to the nature conservatory past the Dania Pier before entering a State Park. The tour stops along the way for sightseeing and refreshments.
The Historic Architecture and Movie Locations tour runs south through the Hollywood Lakes past several Parks where it winds along the homes and well-known movie locations, such as "Marley & Me" and "The Hours", as well as the waterfront. The route crosses over the Sheridan bridge, and then up and onto the Hallandale Beach Boulevard bridge.
The City of the Arts tour winds along the eclectic art and culture districts of the downtown. The route passes by the famous ArtsPark at Young Circle and stops at downtown cafe for refreshments.
History
The HT4 tours began on January 10, 2009 as the eco-adventure history on wheels with about 5 participants. The original tours were written up in the Miami Herald, Hollywood Gazette and other articles.
The company was started as the owner became aware of the intriguing history and tradition unique to Hollywood (FL), with its early beginnings in the 1920s, the visionary City founder, Joseph Young and the current focus of the City government on investing in art and culture. From the beginning the City embraced the idea of a city-wide bike tours. The distances were adjusted and the word "history on wheels" was changed to "eco-adventure kewl bicycle tours" to make the events more appealing to tourist and the general public.