Nashville's network of bikeways and greenways is growing! Find recommended routes and maps below.
Tour de Nash: Historical Routes
Tour de Nash is Nashville's largest urban bike ride! It's a ride, not a race, and it's designed to show off great places to bike in Music City.
Here are some recent routes we've used.
2015: Metric Century (58 miles)
Please note that the older routes are not tested regularly by our staff. Street conditions and configurations may have changed since each route was used in Tour de Nash.
Cycling.City
Cycling City provides a community-sourced database for bikeshare stations, places to ride, and more.
Kid-Friendly Bike Routes
*All routes are designed to be safe for family travel - some include road sections while others are completely car-free. There are no big climbs but some are more hilly than others. Take a look at the route before you go see if it's the right fit for your family.
Battlemont Park & Sevier Park (3.1 miles)
Harpeth River Greenway (6.2 miles)
McFerrin/Cleveland Park (3.0 miles)
Metro Center Greenway (5.6 miles)
Peeler Park Greenway (3.8 miles)
West Park/ Nations (3.6 miles)
Whites Creek Greenway (4.3 miles)
Walking Routes
Downtown Mural Walking Tour (1.5 miles)
Mural Walking Tour (The Nations) (3.8 miles)
University Walking Tour (4.1 miles)
The Groove The Groove is an innovative map of easy-riding routes across Nashville that interconnects neighborhoods and highlights comfortable cycling for all level riders. You can also pick up paper copies of the Groove at our office or at most bike shops.
Music City Bikeway Map source: Metro Nashville Public Works
Countywide Greenway Map and Master Plan source: Nashville Greenways
Walking Routes to Schools
The links below will open new windows with a Google Maps overlay showing the sidewalks in the school zone. Use them to plan safe walking routes to those schools:
- Amqui Elementary school zone walking map
- Dupont Tyler Middle school zone sidewalk map
- Haywood Elementary school zone sidewalk map
- Shwab Elementary school zone sidewalk map
Bicycle Routes in Tennessee
source: Tennessee Department of Transportation
Tennessee United State Bicycle Route System
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