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Cycling from the Village

NOTE: YOU CAN PUT YOUR BIKE ON ANY CITY BUS
NOTE: YOU CANNOT RIDE YOUR BIKE ON THE SIDEWALK ITS AGAINST GEORGIA LAW.  Please dismount if you use the recommended sections of sidewalks in the directions below.


EAV to Inman Park Marta Station

W on Glenwood (Bike Lane); N on Glenwood Connector (Bike Lane); W on Memorial Drive (50 ft, busy city street, sidewalk is an option); N on Chester Ave (neighborhood street);

(1)W on Wylie Street (wide neighborhood street); N on Krog (use sidewalk in tunnel -- take the lane for one block n of tunnel); E on Edgewood (bike lane);

(2)E on Wylie Street (wide neighborhood street); N on Walthall


EAV to Burgess-Peterson Academy

E on May Ave (Neighborhood Street); N on Clifton Road (Neighborhood Street);


EAV to Neighborhood Charter School

S on Gresham (speed humps) to Ormewood (wide neighborhood street); E on Ormewood to Confederate (wide neighborhood street); N on Confederate Ave to Grant Park; Exit Zoo Parking Lot -- N on Cherokee (Wide Neighborhood Street); W on Augusta (Narrow Neighborhood Street -- steep hill)


EAV to Downtown

Option A
S on Gresham (speed humps) to Ormewood (wide neighborhood street); E on Ormewood to Confederate (wide neighborhood street); Confederate through Grant Park;
(1) N on Cherokee (wide neighborhood street); W on Woodward (speed humps); north on Grant (wide neighborhood street); W on MLK (wide city street).
(2) W on Georgia Ave (wide neighborhood street); N through Braves Parking; N on Henry Aaron Blvd (4 lane wide city street -- watch storm grates)

Option B
W on Glenwood (Bike Lane); N on Glenwood Connector (Bike Lane); W on Memorial Drive (50 ft, busy city street, sidewalk is an option); N on Chester Ave (neighborhood street); W on Wylie Street (wide neighborhood street); N on Krog (use sidewalk in tunnel -- take the lane for one block n of tunnel); W on Edgewood (bike lane).


EAV to Little Five Points

W on Glenwood (Bike Lane); N on Glenwood Connector (Bike Lane); W on Memorial Drive (50 ft, busy city street, sidewalk is an option); N on Chester Ave (neighborhood street); W on Wylie Street (wide neighborhood street); N on Krog (use sidewalk in tunnel -- take the lane for one block n of tunnel); E on Edgewood (bike lane); N on Euclid.


EAV to Virginia Highlands

W on Glenwood (Bike Lane); N on Glenwood Connector (Bike Lane); W on Memorial Drive (50 ft, busy city street, sidewalk is an option); N on Chester Ave (neighborhood street); W on Wylie Street (wide neighborhood street); N on Krog (use sidewalk in tunnel -- take the lane for one block n of tunnel); E on Edgewood (bike lane); N on Carter Pkwy Bikepath; W on Bikepath at Highland Ave; N on Bikepath at Ralph McGill; Exit Bikepath on Barnett street South of Ponce; N on Barnett and use neighborhood streets to access Virgina Highlands.[/i]


EAV to Emory

Option A
W on Glenwood (Bike Lane); N on Glenwood Connector (Bike Lane); W on Memorial Drive (50 ft, busy city street, sidewalk is an option); N on Chester Ave (neighborhood street); W on Wylie Street (wide neighborhood street); N on Krog (use sidewalk in tunnel -- take the lane for one block n of tunnel); E on Edgewood (bike lane); N on Carter Pkwy Bikepath; E on Carter Pkwy Bikepath at Carter Center Intersection; N on Oakdale (Wide Neighborhood Street); S on Oxdale Road (Wide Neighborhood Street); N on Pierce Drive into Emory

Option B
N on Moreland (very busy and dangerous 4 lane city street -- use sidewalks and extreme caution at interstate); W on Arkwright Place (wide neighborhood street); N on Whiteford (wide neighborhood street); continue N on Oakdale (Wide Neighborhood Street); S on Oxdale Road (Wide Neighborhood Street); N on Pierce Drive into Emory

Option C
E on May Ave (Neighborhood Street); N on Clifton Road (Neighborhood Street); E on Trolley Bikeway; N on Rodgers Street (Wide Neighborhood Street; N on Arizona Ave under tunnel; W on Decatur Ave for 200 feet(very busy reversable 3 lane -- sidewalk is an option); N on Clifton Road (wide neighborhood street and bikable shoulder); N on Oxford Road to Emory Village and Emory University.


EAV to Midtown

Note you can take Marta from Inman Park Station

W on Glenwood (Bike Lane); N on Glenwood Connector (Bike Lane); W on Memorial Drive (50 ft, busy city street, sidewalk is an option); N on Chester Ave (neighborhood street); W on Wylie Street (wide neighborhood street); N on Krog (use sidewalk in tunnel -- take the lane for one block n of tunnel); E on Edgewood (bike lane); N on Carter Pkwy Bikepath; W on Carter Pkwy Bikepath at Carter Center Intersection; Take bikepath across Boulevard to Deadend; N on Jackson Street (bike lane); W on Highland Ave (bike lane); N on Central Park Place (4 lanes -- extra wide right lane -- neighborhood street) ; Continue N on Argonne (Neighborhood Street); W on 4th Street


EAV to Grant Park (and Zoo Atlanta)

S on Gresham (speed humps) to Ormewood (wide neighborhood street); E on Ormewood to Confederate (wide neighborhood street); N on Confederate Ave to Grant Park;


EAV to Stadium

S on Gresham (speed humps) to Ormewood (wide neighborhood street); E on Ormewood to Confederate (wide neighborhood street); N on Confederate Ave to Grant Park; W on Georgia Ave (four lane -- wide neighborhood street); Lock Bike to Outer Fence;


EAV to Decatur

E on May Ave (Neighborhood Street); N on Clifton Road (Neighborhood Street); E on Hosea Williams Blvd (Wide Neighborhood Street); N on Howard Street (Wide Neighborhood Street -- watch for storm grates); E on College Ave (Wide Neighborhood Street); N on Rocky Ford under bridge (50 ft; 4 lane; stay to right); E on Stone Mountain Bike Path; N on Chandler Street; W on Sycamore Street; ecatur


EAV to Stone Mountain

E on May Ave (Neighborhood Street); N on Clifton Road (Neighborhood Street); E on Hosea Williams Blvd (Wide Neighborhood Street); N on Howard Street (Wide Neighborhood Street -- watch for storm grates); E on College Ave (Wide Neighborhood Street); N on Rocky Ford under bridge (50 ft; 4 lane; stay to right); E on Stone Mountain Bike Path; follow-signs to Stone Mountain (about 30 miles round trip from East Atlanta)


EAV to Kroger on Moreland

S on Gresham (wide neighborhood street); E on Edgemore (neighborhood street -- tough uphill to Kroger; S on Skyhaven Elementary School cut through (neighborhood street); W on Skyhaven (Speedhumps -- tough hill both ways); S into Kroger (on sidewalk).


EAV to East Lake YMCA and Publix

E on May Ave (Neighborhood Street); N on Clifton Road (Neighborhood Street); E on Hosea Williams Blvd (Wide Neighborhood Street); S on East Lake Terr (Neighborhood Street); W on Memorial Drive (25 feet -- walk bike on sidewalk to crosswalk); S on East Lake Blvd



The East Atlanta Community Association does not endorse or recommend any of these routes.  They are provided for informational purposes only.