The Fort Fraser Trail is a paved multi-use path that runs from Bartow to Lakeland. It runs along a former

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line that once ran from Lakeland to

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. The southern terminus of the trail can be accessed from North Wilson Avenue in Bartow, immediately north of

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. The northern terminus is at the entrance to the

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(Lakeland) campus in Lakeland. A paved extension of the trail runs to the

Circle B Bar Reserve The Circle B Bar Reserve is an area of protected lands in Polk County, Florida. Comprising at 4399 Winter Lake Road (SR 540) near Lakeland, it is managed by the Polk County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), which co-owns it with the Southwe ...

in Lakeland, a park run by

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, the Southwest Florida Water Management District, and the State of Florida, where several additional s of unpaved trails traverse the property and provide access to Lake Hancock. Most of the trail parallel's US Highway 98, and numerous benches, shelters, water fountains and other amenities are available. Image:The entrance to the Circle Bar B Reserve from the Fort Fraser-Circle Bar B connector trail.png Image:The Bartow trailhead of the Fort Fraser Trail.png Image:Highlands City trailhead of the Fort Fraser Trail.png

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External links

Fort Fraser Trail (TrailLink)
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