Ola Avenue is one of my favorite ways to head north out of downtown Tampa. I rode it from Armature Works up through Tampa Heights to Broad St in Seminole Heights, 4.4 miles, and then back down.
Ola runs parallel to Florida Ave and Highland Ave, so it's quiet, shaded by big oaks most of the way, and has bike markings for a lot of the route. A few spots jog a block over around Hillsborough Ave, so watch for that.
It's an easy, mostly flat ride and a great way to see the old bungalows in Seminole Heights and Tampa Heights. Both videos are real time with no speed-up.
- Distance
- 4.4 miles each way
- Northbound video
- 22:18
- Northbound climbing
- about 105 ft
- Northbound
- Armature Works to Seminole Heights
- Southbound video
- 21:41
- Southbound climbing
- about 85 ft
- Southbound
- Seminole Heights to Armature Works