City Rides, Bike Trails & Weekend Getaways
Best Bike Rides
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Taste and wander your way by bike with Bikabout's collection of the best bike rides in North America. Use the search field below to find a bike route.
Holiday Shopping in Downtown Milwaukee
Beat the holiday shopping frenzy and shop local on this 5 mile bike route. Explore Milwaukee's small shop scene while making pitstops to grab a bite to eat, a coffee or a beer. Many Bublr Bikes stations are located along the way so you don't have to worry about bringing your own bike downtown.
Best Bike Ride of Pittsburgh, City of Bridges
7-10 mile bike route. Pittsburgh is known for its Three Rivers (the Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio). Long before the rivers were lined with the multi-use Three Rivers Heritage Trail, the plentiful water access contributed to Pittsburgh’s industrial growth.
Montreal's Mount Royal
Montrealers call it “the mountain.” Really it’s a big hill, and no trip to Montreal would be complete without making it up the city’s famous icon through one of its loveliest parks. Our favorite way of getting up there is of course by bike, along the wide gravel path through the park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (the same Olmsted who designed New York City’s Central Park).
Four centuries of Bermuda to Explore
Take a slow roll of St. George's rich history and scenery on a route curated by Bermuda's cultural icon, Kristin White.
5 Brooklynites' Favorite Places
A writer, 2 restauranteurs (1 of them also a literal rock star), a shopkeeper and a fashion designer share their favorite places in the best borough of NY: Brooklyn. This ride is adapted from the May 6, 2017 Wall Street Journal “An Insider’s Guide”.
Taste of Greenville
Explore Jordan Rumsey's favorite culinary spots downtown and off the Swamp Rabbit Trail.
Christmas in Vancouver on Two Wheels
Vancouver is a great place to discover by bicycle throughout our warm summers. However, the city lights up over the holiday season and hosts numerous activities and events to get you into the spirit of the season. For our family, it has become a tradition to bundle up and set out to any number of activities throughout Vancouver on bicycles. With a portable stereo on hand, we enjoy the twinkling lights and get into the Christmas spirit while listening to some of our favourite Indie Christmas songs.
Badger Pride Ride in Madison
Want to experience first-hand the impact UW-Madison’s largest volunteer program is making in Madison communities? Take this 10 mile self-guided bike ride of iconic landmarks in Madison.
In and Around Beautiful Decatur
This scenic twenty mile loop features beautiful neighborhoods, a historic cemetery established in the 1830’s, a photogenic college campus, a pastoral horse farm, a nature preserve and city parks. Your stomach will delight that the route starts and ends in Decatur, the best food neighborhood in Atlanta.
Boston Ice Cream Bike Ride
Taste 5 of Boston's best ice cream scoops in this 14 mile ride of scenic bikeways through North Point Park, Rose Kennedy Greenway, Southwest Corridor Trail and Olmsted's Emerald Necklace.
A Delicious Day by the Border in San Diego
This route is a great way to see so many of the parts of San Diego that make it the place I have chosen to live and to enjoy some of the city's best food, sights and roads. All within easy cruising distance of the mid city area.
Stay Chocolatey, San Diego
The beaches are beautiful, the weather perfect and the chocolate divine. Taste San Diego’s extraordinary chocolates.
Williamsburg and Greenpoint Bike Ride
We see bikes as a means to connect people with their communities--and we'd like to start by introducing you to ours. These days, everybody throws around the Brooklyn brand, but Brooklyn is genuinely so much a part of who we are that our bikes are named for its streets, streets we traverse daily. On this ride, you'll see the diversity of our city (and you'll only be going a few miles!) and get a sense of our culture by eating what we eat, shopping where we shop, and taking in the sites and sounds that surround us. (And this ride isn't just for visitors! If you live in another part of Brooklyn, this is an easy and fun way to get to know Williamsburg/Greenpoint while avoiding the seriously trendy spots.)
Imbibing in Portland by Bike
Taking advantage of Portland’s supreme bikability to sample some of the best in local liquid culture, we crafted a full-day, breakfast-to-dinner bike tour to sample the city’s tastiest beverages.
Will Bike for Food in Atlanta
Atlanta's BeltLine trail and the food scene are a marriage made in heaven. Take a relaxed, 3+ mile tour of 3 foodie hotspots while taking in breathtaking murals along the trail. And if you need to work up an appetite between food stops, we've noted 2 parks and the Stone Mountain Trail to explore. The route is curated and inspired by "Will Bike for Food", an article published in the Atlanta-Journal Constitution written by its food and dining editor Ligaya Figueras.
Coffee Tour of Southeast Portland
Portland is known for its friendly bike infrastructure, delicious local coffee, and fabulous bridges. You'll experience, taste and see a nice variety of these as you tool around some favorite east side bike paths and greenways, and check out some hot coffee spots.
Minneapolis' Public Art and Public Parks
Bike along some of Minneapolis' most popular scenic routes with plenty of stops for public art of all kinds along the way.
An Aldo Leopold Day in Madison
Madison, Dane County, and South Central Wisconsin are home to a plethora of wonderful organizations helping to preserve the environment, get kids outside, and teach students and families about the world around us. Many of these low-cost or no-cost organizations are within biking distance, and Nature Net has put together a bike map to help you get around. What better way to explore these great spots than by biking with your family?
Little Mountain to Waterfront Shopping Ride in Vancouver
Vancouver boasts lots of shopping hot spots for tourists and locals alike. For the more discerning shopper, some of the most unique and local boutiques are found in Gastown and along the stretch of South Main, otherwise known as SoMa and Little Mountain. Main Street is also THE PLACE for vintage lovers, with more second hand stores than anywhere else in the city.
Milwaukee Brewery Bike Tour
Milwaukee is a city with a long beer history but things get interesting when you leave behind the macro brews and check out the new brewers in town. This route highlights the urban craft beers that residents love, plus steers you towards some of our favorite bars that always have stellar tap lists. And of course you’ll be needing food so check out our favorite food destinations, new and old. Disclaimer: Drink responsibly and ride safely!