Cross Florida Greenway - Withlacoochee Bay Trail is part of the Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway, a mile-wide recreational trail that stretches between the St. Johns River and the Gulf of Mexico and offers separate portions for hikers, bikers, and equestrian riders. The greenway, which was originally known as the Cross Florida Barge Canal, was originally proposed as early as 1567 and funded for development as a canal system in the 20th century, though its construction was halted due to environmental concerns. After the project's cancellation in 1991, it was redeveloped as a greenway and named in honor of one of the project's most vocal environmental opponents. Today, visitors to the Crystal River area can traverse the Withlacoochee River portion of the trail, which connects the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near Yankeetown to the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway via portions following the routes of the St. Johns and Ocklawaha Rivers.
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