A Baker’s Dozen!

Wanna ride your bike in Metro Atlanta but not sure where to go beyond endless circles in your local park or the too-crowded Atlanta Beltline’s Eastside Trail? Here are thirteen Traveling at the Speed of Bike tours (a Baker’s dozen!) I’ve created for you as a PeopleForBikes Ambassador. And, yes there are more to come.*

The self-guided tours are specifically designed to be welcoming and low-stress (based on traffic patterns and available infrastructure). They are as short as one mile (less, actually) and as long as ten miles (with most between two and six miles). I’ve also tried to limit the hills as much as possible, but Metro Atlanta is hilly so riding a bike with gears is recommended. For additional comfort, see my free classes and bonus resources for basic bike skills tips.

You can click the individual links below, or click on my smiley face here and then click the Classics tab and it will take you to all of them. You get route details, cue cards, photos, and more. Even if you don’t or can’t ride, you may enjoy a virtual pedal or two just by checking it all out. (If you live elsewhere, check out your local PeopleForBikes Ambassador’s routes, or consider creating routes of your own!)

And reminder, if you do ride during Biketober (even as little as ten minutes), please sign up for the Atlanta Bike Challenge at LoveToRide.net and consider naming me as your encourager. That way, Team Trust the Journey (back for its fourth year, and currently in 8th place out of around 300 teams metro-wide!) can get extra points and we can show how powerful trusting the journey can really be. Plus, you get a chance to win an Edison electric bike, and that would make it even easier to enjoy all these tours!

1 Castleberry Hill while Traveling at the Speed of Bike

2 MARTA Murals while Traveling at the Speed of Bike

3 More MARTA Murals while Traveling at the Speed of Bike (am still working this one)

4 Tiny Doors to Tony Doors while Traveling at the Speed of Bike

5 Mural Bike Racks while Traveling at the Speed of Bike

6 “Women on the Walls” Street Murals while Traveling at the Speed of Bike

7 Artsy Downtown Decatur while Traveling at the Speed of Bike

8 Most Diverse City in the USA while Traveling at the Speed of Bike

9 Brookhaven’s “Model Mile” while Traveling at the Speed of Bike

10 Dunwoody’s Painted Picnic Tables while Traveling at the Speed of Bike

11 Artsy Downtown Norcross while Traveling at the Speed Bike

12 McDaniel Farm (and Other Trails) while Traveling at the Speed of Bike

13 Artsy Downtown Suwanee while Traveling at the Speed of Bike (am still working on this one)

Additional Routes in the “Wander” Series:

Wander Around Atlanta while Traveling at the Speed of Bike

Wander Around the River while Traveling at the Speed of Bike

* I’ll be adding rides all over the ten-county Metro Atlanta region over the next year (as well as adding county-specific inspiring stories, resources, and more), based on the following schedule. In addition to reading municipal plans and challenging them to the rubber-hits-the-road test, I’ll be putting out a call soon for tips about local bike-access-for-all initiatives and unsung heroes. An announcement, plus details about my three specific goals, is coming next week.

November 2021: Metro Atlanta location TBD (we’ll call this the wild card)

December 2021: City of Atlanta (Westside/Southside)

January 2021: Cherokee County

February 2021: Clayton County

March 2021: Cobb County

April 2021: DeKalb County

May 2021: Douglas County

June 2021: Fayette County

July 2021: Fulton County

August 2021: Gwinnett County

September 2021: Henry County

October 2021: Rockdale County