Bike Walk Savannah

Cycle Social: Windsor Forest
2022-11-16 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Tribble Park, 12517 Largo Dr., Savannah, GA, 31419, United States
Join us each month for a casual, family-friendly bike ride at a different spot in Savannah or Chatham County.
This month we’ll meet at 5:30 p.m. at the Joseph Tribble Park parking lot for a ride around Windsor Forest.
Lights required, and helmets are encouraged. Please bring your bike and water. Ride distance is approximately 6 miles.
The ride is free and open to the public, but we encourage you to become a member of Bike Walk Savannah or make a donation to support our work at bikewalksavannah.org. The ride is offered in partnership with Windsor Forest ~ Home Sweet Home.

10th Annual Savannah Cranksgiving Ride
2022-11-12 13:00 - 16:00 | Bike Walk Savannah, 1301 A Lincoln St., Savannah, GA, 31401, United States
Our tenth annual Savannah Cranksgiving Ride is Saturday, Nov. 12 starting at 1 p.m. Cranksgiving is half bike ride, half food drive and a 100 percent fun way to spend a Saturday afternoon helping others.
Bike Walk Savannah (and you!) will be helping feed hungry people at Emmaus House. Founded in 1982 by a group of downtown churches, Emmaus House provides food and day services to the homeless and needy of Savannah. Breakfast is served at 8:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, fifty weeks each year.
Registration for the ride starts at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12 at BWS HQ (Corner of Henry and Lincoln streets). At registration, participants will receive a shopping list of items needed by Emmaus House, as well as a scavenger hunt. The challenge begins at 1:30 p.m. when riders roll out to shop by bike. Participants should pick up items from the shopping list without going over $15-20 price limit. This is not a race! Riders may compete by themselves or on teams (up to 6 members).
Prize packages will be awarded in the following categories:

Most Items Carried by a Single Person
Most Stores Visited (receipts needed from each store)
Best Team Effort
Most Innovative Cargo Rig

Participants who complete the Scavenger Hunt will be entered to win a BWS prize pack.
All participants must return to 1301 A Lincoln St. by 4 p.m. to tally up their purchases.
What should you bring? First of all, you’ll need your bike and $15-20. We also suggest a helmet. If you’re planning on carrying groceries, you should bring a backpack or other cargo solution for your bike.
Advanced registration is recommended. If you are unable to participate in person, please email info@bikewalksavannah.org to receive the supply list or visit Eventbrite to make a financial contribution.
Cranksgiving is a national event that occurs in over 100 cities across the United States and Canada. Visit www.cranksgiving.org for more locations.
Register in advance here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/412288103817

10th Annual Savannah Cranksgiving Ride
2022-11-12 13:00 - 16:00 | Bike Walk Savannah, 1301 A Lincoln St., Savannah, GA, 31401, United States
Our tenth annual Savannah Cranksgiving Ride is Saturday, Nov. 12 starting at 1 p.m. Cranksgiving is half bike ride, half food drive and a 100 percent fun way to spend a Saturday afternoon helping others.
Bike Walk Savannah (and you!) will be helping feed hungry people at Emmaus House. Founded in 1982 by a group of downtown churches, Emmaus House provides food and day services to the homeless and needy of Savannah. Breakfast is served at 8:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, fifty weeks each year.
Registration for the ride starts at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12 at BWS HQ (Corner of Henry and Lincoln streets). At registration, participants will receive a shopping list of items needed by Emmaus House. The challenge begins at 1:30 p.m. when riders roll out to shop by bike. Participants should pick up items from the shopping list without going over $15-20 price limit. This is not a race! Riders may compete by themselves or on teams. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:

Most Items Carried by a Single Person
Most Stores Visited (receipts needed from each store)
Best Team Effort
Most Innovative Cargo Rig

All participants must return to 1301 A Lincoln St. by 4 p.m. to tally up their purchases. Participants who complete the scavenger hunt will be entered to win a prize from Bike Walk Savannah.
What should you bring? First of all, you’ll need your bike and $15-20. We also suggest a helmet, and maybe some lights in case it gets dark early. If you’re planning on carrying groceries, you should bring a backpack or other cargo solution for your bike.
Register in advance here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/412288103817

Georgia Bike-Walk-Live Summit Ride: Truman Linear Park Trail
2022-11-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Lake Mayer Park, 1850 E Montgomery Cross Road, Savannah, GA, 31406, United States
Join us for a ride to celebrate the Georgia Bike-Walk-Live Summit!
We’ll meet at 10 a.m. at Lake Mayer in front of the Community Center/Park Administrative Office and ride the Truman Linear Park Trail, ending with a conversation about Tide To Town and the future of our urban trail system.
Helmets required. Please bring your bike and water. Ride distance is approximately 7.5 miles.
The ride is free and open to the public, but we encourage you to become a member of Bike Walk Savannah or make a donation to support our work at bikewalksavannah.org.

November Wednesday Walk
2022-11-02 17:30 - 19:00 | Tribble Park, 12517 Largo Dr., Savannah, GA, 31419, United States
Let’s head out for a walk!
Weather permitting we will meet at the parking lot at Joseph Tribble Park for a casually paced walk and talk. The walk is approximately 1.5 miles.
Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes you can walk in. Well behaved, leashed dogs encouraged!
This walk is offered in partnership with Windsor Forest ~ Home Sweet Home.

Cycle Social: Hull Park
2022-10-19 17:30 - 19:00 | Hull Park, 55th and Atlantic Ave., Savannah, GA, 31405, United States
Join us each month for a casual, family-friendly bike ride at a different spot in Savannah or Chatham County.
This month we’ll meet at 5:30 p.m. at Hull Park for a ride around Ardsley Park, Chatham Crescent, Habersham Village and Parkside.
Lights required, and helmets are encouraged. Please bring your bike and water. Ride distance is approximately 5 miles.
The ride is free and open to the public, but we encourage you to become a member of Bike Walk Savannah or make a donation to support our work at bikewalksavannah.org.

Phil the Park
2022-10-08 17:00 - 20:30 | Forsyth Park, Gaston St., Savannah, Georgia, 31401, United States
Join us for Savannah’s LARGEST, free outdoor concert. Set up your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets, grab a bite from your favorite local food trucks, and enjoy your Saturday evening with YOUR SavPhil.
Ride your bike and park for free with Bike Walk Savannah’s bike valet! Our tent will be located by the tennis courts.

Love Your Trail Day
2022-10-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Scarborough Sports Complex, Skidaway Road at Bonna Bella Ave., Savannah, GA, 31406
Show your love for the Truman Linear Park Trail! Join us as we pick up litter, collect recycling, and make sure the trail remains in great shape. All tools and supplies will be provided. Meet at the Scarborough Sports Complex, located at the corner of Skidaway Road and Bona Bella Avenue.

Tribble Park trail clean up
2022-10-08 08:00 - 11:00 | Tribble Park, 12517 Largo Dr., Savannah, GA, 31419, United States
Savannah is getting a new MTB trail! The City is providing a dumpster and SEGA-SORBA and friends will be cleaning up the forest to make room for trail building. Come help make this new trail a reality!

Cycle Social: Gordonston/Eastside
2022-09-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Juliette Low Park, Kentucky Avenue at Edgewood Road, Savannah, GA, 31404, United States
Cycle social is back! Join us each month for a casual, family-friendly bike ride at a different spot in Savannah or Chatham County.
This month we’ll meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at Juliette Low Park for a ride around Gordonston and Eastside Savannah.
Lights and helmets required. Please bring your bike and water. Ride distance is approximately 5 miles.
The ride is free and open to the public, but we encourage you to become a member of Bike Walk Savannah or make a donation to support our work at bikewalksavannah.org.

Concerned about Traffic Safety? Come Hear about Vision Zero!
2022-09-14 18:30 - 20:00 | Massie Heritage Center, 207 East Gordon St, Savannah, GA, 31401, United States
Are you concerned about traffic and pedestrian safety? Come hear about the Vision Zero!
Join Friends of Massie as we host our first 2022-23 “Community Classroom” session. Savannah’s City Manager, Jay Melder, along with District 4 Alderman, Nick Palumbo, and District 6 Alderman, Kurtis Purtee, will discuss the Vision Zero resolution adopted by the City of Savannah in Feburary 2022. This “Community Classroom” session will discuss how businesses, residents, and community-based partners and organizations can work together to achieve the goal of eleiminating traffic detals by 2027.
Vision Zero is an internationally recognized road safety pledge to reduce traffic-related deaths. The increase of pedestrians killed in 2021 reminds us that the best time to get started is now. Federal grants combined with local funds will be used for new street signs, markings, as well as improved streetscapes. That is the promise of the program.
Join us for this INVITATION ONLY talk that will take place on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at Massie Heritage Center, at 6:30 pm.
This event is by invitation only. This event is NOT open to the public. Due to limited capacity, guests are not permitted. For further questions please call (912) 395-5070 or email friendsofmassie@gmail.com. R.S.V.P. through EventBrite no later than September 12.

September Wednesday Walk - Tatemville
2022-09-07 17:30 - 18:30 | Tatemville Neighborhood Center, 333 Coleman St, Savannah, GA, 31405, United States
Let’s head out for a walk!
Weather permitting we will meet at the parking lot at Tatemville Neighborhood Center for a casually paced walk and talk around the lake. The walk is approximately 1.5 miles.
Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes you can walk in. Well behaved, leashed dogs encouraged!

Bicycle and Pedestrian Friendly Driver Webinar
2022-08-30 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual Event
This webinar will delve into the laws pertaining to people biking and walking and how the design of our streets makes them safer for all users. Participants who take a short quiz at the end of the webinar will receive a certificate of participation.
The webinar will be geared towards biking, walking or driving in Savannah, but have lessons applicable for all street users no matter where you are. Registration is free, but required. Donations requested at bikewalksavannah.org/give.

BeachCurious Cycle Social
2022-08-20 09:00 - 12:00 | Jaycee Park, 30 Van Horne Ave., Tybee Island, GA, United States
Beat the heat with our next Cycle Social on Tybee Island, in cooperation with the City of Tybee Island. The ride will begin at Jaycee Park (30 Van Horne Ave.) explore the island, then hit the beach for a seaside ride to North Beach.
Approximate distance is 7.5 miles and helmets are encouraged. Because we will be riding on the beach, a beach cruiser, mountain bike, fat bike, or other bike with wide tires is required.
Bicycle rentals are also available on Tybee Island. Message us for details!

Savannah City Cycling Webinar
2022-08-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual Event
Savannah’s level topography, dense urban form, and warm weather make it a great place to get around by bike. However, Savannah also has a high rate of traffic crashes involving people on bikes.
This free one hour webinar will equip you to avoid the most common hazards and become more confident riding in the city. Bicycle theft prevention will also be discussed. The seminar is ideal for students and other new arrivals in Savannah.
Donations to Bike Walk Savannah are encouraged at bikewalksavannah.org.
Registration is free, but required.

Bicycle and Pedestrian Friendly Driver Webinar
2022-05-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual Event
This webinar will delve into the laws pertaining to people biking and walking and how the design of our streets makes them safer for all users. Participants who take a short quiz at the end of the webinar will receive a certificate of participation.
Registration is free, but required. Donations to Bike Walk Savannah are encouraged at bikewalksavannah.org.

Savannah City Cycling Webinar
2022-05-23 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual Event
Savannah’s level topography, dense urban form, and warm weather make it a great place to get around by bike. However, Savannah also has a high rate of traffic crashes involving people on bikes.
This free one hour webinar will equip you to avoid the most common hazards and become more confident riding in the city. Bicycle theft prevention will also be discussed. The seminar is ideal for students and other new arrivals in Savannah.
Registration is free, but required.

Bike to Work Day 2022
2022-05-20 07:30 - 09:30 | Bike Walk Savannah, 1301 A Lincoln St., Savannah, GA, 31401, United States
Join us at the corner of Lincoln and Henry to celebrate National Bike to Work Day!
We’ll provide coffee and breakfast snacks from The Sentient Bean, as well as an array of bike safety and education materials. Stop by for some coffee on your way to work from 7:30-9:30 am.

May Cycle Social: Truman Linear Park Trail
2022-05-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Lake Mayer Park, 1850 E Montgomery Cross Road, Savannah, GA, 31406, United States
Cycle social is back! Join us each month for a casual, family-friendly bike ride at a different spot in Savannah or Chatham County.

This month we’ll meet at 6 p.m. at Lake Mayer in front of the Community Center/Park Administrative Office and ride the Truman Linear Park Trail, ending with a conversation about Tide To Town and the future of our urban trail system.

Lights and helmets required. Please bring your bike and water. Ride distance is approximately 7.5 miles.
The ride is free and open to the public, but we encourage you to become a member of Bike Walk Savannah or make a donation to support our work at bikewalksavannah.org.

May Wednesday Walk
2022-05-11 07:30 - 08:30 | Mother Mathilda Beasley Park, 500 E. Broad St, Savannah, GA, 31401, United States
Let’s head out for a walk!
Weather permitting we will meet at the parking lot at Mother Mathilda Beasley Park for a casually paced walk and talk around the park and Downtown Savannah. The walk is approximately 2 miles.
Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes you can walk in. Well behaved, leashed dogs encouraged!

Savannah Cylofemme
2022-05-08 13:00 - 14:30 | Mother Mathilda Beasley Park, 500 E. Broad St, Savannah, GA, 31401, United States
Ride together with Bike Walk Savannah this weekend for the Tenth Annual Savannah CycloFemme.

The ride will be approximately 6 miles and be great for beginners, commuters, racers and everyone in between! The ride is free, but we encourage participants to consider a donation to support our programming at bikewalksavannah.org/give. Don’t forget your helmet and water!

Bike There Challenge
2022-05-01 - 2022-05-31 | Savannah, GA
Celebrate National Bike Month by participating in the Bike Walk Savannah “Bike There Challenge”!
Biking every day has many health benefits — including increasing muscle strength, mobility, and decreasing stress — but also helps our environment. Many of our motor vehicle trips are under 2 miles, and can easily be replaced by a short bike ride. Sign our pledge at https://bikewalksavannah.org/bike-there-challenge/ to commit to making at least one trip each day in May by bike. Whether you’re biking to work, to school, to the grocery store, or around your neighborhood, you’re making a difference!
Need some inspiration? Check out our Bike There Challenge BINGO card. Complete a row, column or diagonal and receive a free BWS membership — complete the full card to be entered to win a prize pack!
And if you need some route planning assistance, check out our Custom Bike Route tool.

Bike and Pedestrian Friendly Driver Webinar
2022-04-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual Event
This webinar will delve into the laws pertaining to people biking and walking and how the design of our streets makes them safer for all users. Participants who take a short quiz at the end of the webinar will receive a certificate of participation.
The webinar will be geared towards biking, walking or driving in Savannah, but have lessons applicable for all street users no matter where you are. Registration is free, but required. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsduysrz0pG9MDOSPkb8zD5uHBtvH6iieT.
Donations are encouraged at bikewalksavannah.org.

Cycle Social - Windsor Forest
2022-04-20 17:30 - 19:00 | Tribble Park, 12517 Largo Dr., Savannah, GA, 31419, United States

Wednesday Walks
2022-04-13 07:30 - 08:30 | Tribble Park, 12517 Largo Dr., Savannah, GA, 31419, United States

Savannah City Cycling Webinar
2022-04-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual Event
Savannah’s level topography, dense urban form, and warm weather make it a great place to get around by bike. However, Savannah also has a high rate of traffic crashes involving people on bikes.
This free one hour webinar will equip you to avoid the most common hazards and become more confident riding in the city. Bicycle theft prevention will also be discussed. The seminar is ideal for students and other new arrivals in Savannah.
Registration is free, but required. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkcu-hrDwtEtPZfgFqfDSHho5aZyc4dmMO.
Donations are encouraged at bikewalksavannah.org.

Spring Bike Sale
2022-04-10 12:00 - 17:00 | Bike Walk Savannah, 1301 A Lincoln St., Savannah, GA, 31401, United States
Browse used bikes refurbished by the New Standard Cycles crew for an affordable price.
Looking to build up your perfect bike? We may have perfect part to complete that build that’s been sitting in your garage.

All proceeds from the sale go to our New Standard Cycles program, which works with service agencies and nonprofits to provide bikes for those in need of reliable transportation.

Email info@bikewalksavannah.org with any questions about the sale. Cash, card, Paypal and Venmo will be accepted.

Vision Zero Ride/Walk/Skate to City Hall
2022-02-21 08:00 - 17:00 | Sentient Bean, 13 E Park Ave., Savannah, GA, 31401, United States
Join us on Thursday, Feb. 24 at 5:30 p.m. for a Vision Zero Ride/Walk/Skate to Savannah City Hall.
At this Thursday’s meeting, Savannah City Council will be voting on a historic Vision Zero Resolution, demonstrating their commitment to reaching zero fatalities and serious injuries on our streets by 2027.
Let’s show up to lend our support! We’ll depart from the south end of Forsyth Park promptly at 5:30 p.m. to arrive downtown and attend the Savannah City Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. Meet in front of the Sentient Bean.
Walkers will head directly down Bull Street, Bikes and Skaters will take Lincoln St. north.
Helmets are requested, lights required. If you would like to attend the City Council Meeting, please bring your lock, ID and face mask. We will have pins available for all attendees.
Can’t attend but want to send a letter of support? Check out our website at https://bikewalksavannah.org/vision-zero.

Wednesday Walks - December
2021-12-08 | Virtual Event
Staying physically active is important for both physical AND mental health.
That’s why we’re encouraging everyone to get out for a walk around their neighborhood or yard! Tune in on Wednesday for a prompt of something to share from your adventure or a new place to explore, and take photos to share your walk. Make sure to tag Bike Walk Savannah and #BikeWalkSAV #WednesdayWalks.

Police Memorial Trail Ribbon Cutting
2021-11-29 11:30 - 12:30 | Police Memorial Trailhead, End of Kerry St., Savannah, GA, 31405, United States
Join us for a ribbon cutting and inaugural bike ride and walk of Police Memorial Trail! We will meet at the trailhead at Kerry St. and Dixie Ave.
Extending from Kerry St. to near the corner of 52nd St. and Bee Rd., the Police Memorial Trail was originally constructed by Chatham County in the 1990s but had been closed and awaiting repairs since 2016 after being damaged by Hurricane Matthew. The City of Savannah allocated nearly $600,000 for the project.
