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Originally Posted by douga
Has anyone done a comparison for the length of time it takes to get to the south end of the Villages(466a) from north of Jacksonville heading south.
I usually take A1A to 301 and then head south to the villages. Last year coming home I went over to I 75 at wildwood and north to 10 and then up to 95. I realize it is quite a few miles further but it is such an easier drive and more relaxing but has anyone done a comparison time wise.
I know there are ways to cut across at Ocala etc but since I hate the speed changes and lights etc through the small towns I was wondering if there was much of a difference time wise between going down 301 or across 10 to 75 and then down to Wildwood.
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Our son and his family live in St. Augustine and we head up to their home quite a bit. They are close to the county line and live fairly close to Jacksonville. On our first trip up from TV we took I-95....took us almost 3 hours. Now we drive through the Ocala National Forest...a number of different routes, sort of zig zagging through the area, and it takes us about 2 hours. Not exactly the way you're talking about, but we found it interesting that back roads cut so much time off of our trip. We avoid driving through Ocala going that way. You really have to obey posted speed limits, they vary from 35 to 60mph, but it's a pleasant drive.