Florida Loop 2026 Motorcycle Tour Overview

Florida Loop 2026 is the not so clever name for my upcoming motorcycle touring trip, riding a loop of the state of Florida…. hence the name of the trip 😊

The trip as planned will be 8 days starting from Douglasville, Georgia to Pensacola, Florida and follow along the gulf and Florida’s west coast to the Everglades and Key West, Florida.  Then turn around and roll north following Florida’s east coast (more or less) and some interior back to Douglasville, Georgia.

Planned Miles = 2,495

Camping Nights = 5

Hotel stays = 2

Kickstand up: April 04, 2026

This will be my first touring trip with Bruce, my 2025 Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 Special.

I will be camping on the Gulf coast in Pensacola, Lake City, and later in the Everglades National Park (Gator bait lol), then near Lake Okeechobee, and again in Lake City on the way back to Georgia. Key West and Chokoloskee will be hotel stays.

Motorcycle Loadout – Alaska 2028 Loadout & Touring Test

Part of the purpose of this trip (other than just exploring Florida and checking off another state) is to test my planned loadout and touring setup for Bruce in preparation for my Alaska 2028 40 day trip from Douglasville Georgia, to Deadhorse, Alaska and back (indirect routes both ways). So, I will be overpacked for a 8 day touring trip but will not have absolutely everything I may pack for Alaska. But, will be pretty close to the planned Alaska 2028 loadout. Yes, the Alaska 2028 trip is still just over 2 years out. But I always plan these things far in advance.

The Alaska 2028 touring trip has been in the loose planning stages for over five years lol (First started sketching out plans in 2018). I have trips planned after Alaska as well but I believe Alaska 2028 will be my Magnum Opus Motorcycle Touring Trip of my lifetime.

Daily Routes Planned:

Day 1 – April 04, 2026

Douglasville, Georgia to Pensacola, Florida

Miles = 437

Day 2 – April 05, 2026

Pensacola, Florida to Lake City, Florida

Miles = 413

Day 3 – April 06, 2026

Lake City, Florida to Chokoloskee, Florida

Miles = 392

Day 4 – April 07, 2026

Chokoloskee, Florida to Everglades National Park

Miles = 141

Day 5 – April 08, 2026

Everglades National Park to Key West, Florida

Miles = 174

Day 6 – April 09, 2026

Key West, Florida to Lake Okeechobee, Florida

Miles = 280

Day 7 – April 10, 2026

Lake Okeechobee, Florida to Lake City, Florida

Miles = 331

Day 8 – April 11, 2026

Lake City Florida to Douglasville, Georgia

Miles = 327