Virtual Bike Ride – August

Each month we will be releasing a new virtual bike ride route for you to check out, ranging from 3-20 miles. We’ll be doing the ride on Friday morning (weather and schedule permitting), and encourage you to fit that week’s ride into your schedule.
If you go on the ride, share your pictures on social media and tag Bike Walk Savannah and #BikeWalkSAV, and it’ll be like we were there together! Your pictures may appear on our website and be reposted on our social media.
While riding, we encourage you to follow safe cycling best-practices. That means wearing a helmet, using your hand signals, and stopping at stop signs and traffic signals. For more information on Safe Cycling tips, visit georgiabikes.org/resources/education-programs/safe-cycling-tips/.

Virtual Bike Ride – June

Each month we will be releasing a new virtual bike ride route for you to check out, ranging from 3-20 miles. We’ll be doing the ride on Friday morning (weather and schedule permitting), and encourage you to fit that week’s ride into your schedule.
If you go on the ride, share your pictures on social media and tag Bike Walk Savannah and #BikeWalkSAV, and it’ll be like we were there together! Your pictures may appear on our website and be reposted on our social media.
While riding, we encourage you to follow safe cycling best-practices. That means wearing a helmet, using your hand signals, and stopping at stop signs and traffic signals. For more information on Safe Cycling tips, visit georgiabikes.org/resources/education-programs/safe-cycling-tips/.

Virtual Bike Ride – September

Each month we will be releasing a new virtual bike ride route for you to check out, ranging from 3-20 miles. We’ll be doing the ride on Friday morning (weather and schedule permitting), and encourage you to fit that week’s ride into your schedule.
If you go on the ride, share your pictures on social media and tag Bike Walk Savannah and #BikeWalkSAV, and it’ll be like we were there together! Your pictures may appear on our website and be reposted on our social media.
While riding, we encourage you to follow safe cycling best-practices. That means wearing a helmet, using your hand signals, and stopping at stop signs and traffic signals. For more information on Safe Cycling tips, visit georgiabikes.org/resources/education-programs/safe-cycling-tips/.

Virtual Bike Ride – April

Each month we will be releasing a new virtual bike ride route for you to check out, ranging from 3-20 miles. We’ll be doing the ride on Friday morning (weather and schedule permitting), and encourage you to fit that week’s ride into your schedule.
If you go on the ride, share your pictures on social media and tag Bike Walk Savannah and #BikeWalkSAV, and it’ll be like we were there together! Your pictures may appear on our website and be reposted on our social media.
While riding, we encourage you to follow safe cycling best-practices. That means wearing a helmet, using your hand signals, and stopping at stop signs and traffic signals. For more information on Safe Cycling tips, visit georgiabikes.org/resources/education-programs/safe-cycling-tips/.

Virtual Bike Ride – March

Each month we will be releasing a new virtual bike ride route for you to check out, ranging from 3-20 miles. We’ll be doing the ride on Friday morning (weather and schedule permitting), and encourage you to fit that week’s ride into your schedule.
If you go on the ride, share your pictures on social media and tag Bike Walk Savannah and #BikeWalkSAV, and it’ll be like we were there together! Your pictures may appear on our website and be reposted on our social media.
While riding, we encourage you to follow safe cycling best-practices. That means wearing a helmet, using your hand signals, and stopping at stop signs and traffic signals. For more information on Safe Cycling tips, visit georgiabikes.org/resources/education-programs/safe-cycling-tips/.

Virtual Bike Ride – February

Each month we will be releasing a new virtual bike ride route for you to check out, ranging from 3-20 miles. We’ll be doing the ride on Friday morning (weather and schedule permitting), and encourage you to fit that week’s ride into your schedule.
If you go on the ride, share your pictures on social media and tag Bike Walk Savannah and #BikeWalkSAV, and it’ll be like we were there together! Your pictures may appear on our website and be reposted on our social media.
While riding, we encourage you to follow safe cycling best-practices. That means wearing a helmet, using your hand signals, and stopping at stop signs and traffic signals. For more information on Safe Cycling tips, visit georgiabikes.org/resources/education-programs/safe-cycling-tips/.

Cranksgiving 2020

Our eighth annual Savannah Cranksgiving Ride is Saturday, Nov. 14 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. 14 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. Masks/facial coverings are required in all stores and at BWS HQ, and are recommended when on your ride.
 
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.

Eighth Annual Matt’s Moon River Cruise

The Eighth Annual Matt’s Moon River Cruise, presented by the Law Office of Joseph J. Steffen, will be held virtually May 21-26 — from wherever you are.

The event is named in memory of Matt Kohler, who was hit from behind by a driver on July 26, 2012 while riding his bike on U.S. Highway 80 in Bloomingdale.

On Friday, May 22, we will post a variety of routes ranging from 4-25 miles for all to enjoy in Savannah. These rides do not need to be completed on Friday — rather, they are a suggestion of routes to take at your leisure. Participants are encouraged to post photos on social media, tagging @BikeWalkSav, #MMRC8, #BikeWalkSAV, #BikesUnite. Want to share your route from outside Savannah? Email us at info@bikewalksavannah.org.

The goal for Matt’s Moon River Cruise is to educate the public on how to safely share the road with people who bike and promote efforts to make our streets safer for all road users. Donations are requested to support our education programs and efforts with New Standard Cycles, providing bikes for people in need of transportation.

Helmets are highly recommended for any rides. 

11th Annual Moonlight Garden Ride

Savannah’s favorite family-friendly bicycling event, presented by Chatham Orthopaedics returns for its 11th year! We’ll ride from Mother Mathilda Beasley Park on Saturday, Oct. 19. Join us beginning at 4 p.m. for food, games and entertainment, and then for a casually-paced, police-escorted ride that travels through Savannah’s most beautiful neighborhoods. All proceeds benefit the non-profit Bike Walk Savannah.

Join hundreds of other cyclists and see Savannah in an unforgettable way on the Moonlight Garden Ride.

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Seventh Annual Matt’s Moon River Cruise

The Seventh Annual Matt’s Moon River Cruise will be held on Saturday, June 15 at Perc Coffee Roasters. The event is named in memory of Matt Kohler, who was hit from behind by a driver on July 26, 2012, while riding his bike on U.S. Highway 80 in Bloomingdale. Matt’s Moon River Cruise is presented by the Law Offices of Joe J. Steffen, Bike Law. Children under 12 are admitted for free.

A casual bike ride will leave Perc at 1 p.m. and return for a party featuring coffee and snacks from Perc Coffee Roasters, food trucks, a silent auction, and more.

Moon River Brewing Company will be on site pouring some of their top drafts, including Matt’s Moon Cruise, a Belgo-American Pale Ale.

The goal is to educate the public on how to safely share the road with people who bike and promote efforts to make our streets safer for all road users. All proceeds benefit Bike Walk Savannah’s education programs.

Helmets are required for the rides. If you’re interested in volunteering, sign up here.