BRAG to host US Bicycle Route 21 ride in September
From Press Release
The Bicycle Ride Across Georgia’s US Bicycle Route 21 is covering 150+ miles from Chattanooga to Atlanta in September.
The U. S. Bicycle Route System (USBRS) is a developing a network of officially numbered interstate bicycle routes that connect America’s cities, suburbs, and rural areas.
Georgia recently joined the USBRS by designating a system of roads and trails as US Bike Route 21.
In Conjunction with the Georgia Department of Transportation, The Atlanta Falcons, and Northside Hospital, BRAG is hosting the inaugural ride on this route Sept. 16-18, 2016.
Friday’s route from Finely Stadium in Chattanooga to Summerville covers 50.8 miles and asses through Chickamauga, Rock Spring and Lafayette. Saturday’s route covers 58.4 miles on the road to Rockmart and passes through Lyerly, Cave spring, and Cedartown. The final day of riding follows the silver comet trail through Rockmart and into Mableton ending at Silver Comet Cycling.
Each night features bands, entertainment, food trucks and more. Non-riders are encouraged to attend for the post ride festivities.
More info such as schedules and details can be found at www. brag.org/usbr21.
The U.S. Bicycle Route 21 starts in Chattanooga, Tennessee and winds through Northwest Georgia, then cuts toward Atlanta on the Silver Comet Trail and right into the heart of the state’s capital city.
Polk County’s section of trail covers a route from Cave Spring to Cedartown, then Cedartown to Rockmart and onward to the Paulding County line.
The route was first announced in November 2015, and includes 161 miles of existing trails in Northwest Georgia. It eventually hopes to connect to Cleveland, Ohio.