Ride a Cruiser, Tandem Bicycle or Surrey Along Jekyll Island's Beach Trail

Ride with your sweetheart on a tandem bicycle along glorious Atlantic beaches and taste the salt in the wind!

On the beach side trail off Beachview Drive, you'll get great views of the open Atlantic and the beach.

Be sure to take advantage of the sea breeze. That same breeze, however, can feel like a gale-force wind if you're peddling into it.

When Josh and Scott were small, they both had Big Wheels (remember Big Wheels, that low-slung plastic trike thingy?). They'd tear off after us down the Beach Trail, and have to fight that sea breeze on the way back.

They did pretty good. I guess being so close to the ground, they avoided the full force of the wind.

Carry plenty of water - you'll work up a thirst. Also sunscreen. This is an approximately 2 mile ride, and the sun can be fierce on Jekyll Island, especially reflecting off the ocean and beach. You'll ride by the Jekyll Island Convention Center, which is slated to be torn down. A new town center complex and convention center will go up in its place in the next few years. Watch out for ongoing construction; they'll probably be trail re-routings, too.

Is nature calling? There are restrooms at the Central Dunes Picnic Area.

When (not if) you get hot and thirsty, stop at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel Pavilion along the way for a cool frozen yogurt, a hot dog, and some sweat tea. Then prop the bikes against a tree and relax in the shade awhile.

Or make a pit stop at Blackbeard's Restaurant, lounge around on their deck overlooking the sea, and have seafood for lunch.

Personally, I'd rather ride my own cruiser than a tandem bicycle. My wife is a back-seat driver, and on a bicycle built for two I'd have to go where she wanted. Uh-oh, just remembered - I have to do that anyway...

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