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Battlefield Bike Tour

  • Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center 3370 Lafayette Rd, Fort Oglethorpe, GA (map)

Join Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park and Outdoor Chattanooga for a free, leisurely-paced bicycle tour through YOUR national park at the Chickamauga Battlefield on Saturday, October 16th. Your guide will be a National Park Service Park Ranger who will bring your ride through the park to life during frequent stops retelling the history of the country’s first preserved battlefield. Outdoor Chattanooga staff and volunteers will be on hand to provide ride support.

Free loaner bicycles are available for riders five feet tall and over at no charge, thanks to sponsorship from National Park Partners and the Friends of Outdoor Chattanooga.

Reservations for these bicycles are required. If you have and use your own equipment, no reservation is necessary. Please make your bike selection during the check-out process on our partner website below. For more info or questions call 423-643-6888.

These relaxed rides through your National Park begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center and last approximately 2 hours. Ride distance is typically three to four miles on flat to gently rolling terrain. The rides are considered beginner-friendly and are appropriate for adults, and children ages eight and older when accompanied by an adult. NO training wheels, please. All participants are required to wear helmets during the ride.

Complete information on the full series can be found on the Outdoor Chattanooga website.

Presented in collaboration with the Chickamauga Chattanooga National Military Park, National Park Partners, and the Friends of Outdoor Chattanooga, three free bicycle tours are offered in 2021 on the 3rd Saturday of the month lead by the National Park Service Park Rangers at Chickamauga Battlefield.