Bicycling Hilton Head Island. Miles vs. Smiles

[@debraevans9235]

Very helpful info for avid riders looking to do some cycling on Hilton Head. Thank you! 😊

[@gregorywalter3903]

Hello John, we love to go to Hilton Head. We usually go out of Sea Pines on our bikes and try to circle the island coming back across the bridge which is the only hill that you might encounter. Doing that you can get in 25 plus miles. Be sure to get the gate code before you leave Sea Pines so you can get back in. Have fun.

[@TheDadderz]

Hi Greg. I wondered about that. But the bridge looked pretty scary traffic-wise!

[@dolcev1135]

Nice video, thank you!. I just saw an event over there on March, and thinking to attend. I really like trails without cars or pedestrians, and that one looks pretty busy, and short!. Your video helped me to look in another place to ride mi bike. By the way, you should adjust your helmet's straps around your ears. =)

[@fincasters]

Thanks! I'll get on those straps! :)

[@fauxtank]

I find HH really difficult to cycle around. They like to tout their multi-use paths, but as a whole it's one of the most car-centric places I've ever visited. The "stop signs" they put on the path every time it crosses the road are ludicrous (they make cyclists into instant criminals, and it's an easy way to make sure drivers are never at fault in an accident), and as your video shows, they paths are narrower than they should be for the amount of traffic they get. The fact that there are no spaces safe to ride your bike at 18+mph on the *entire island* just baffles me. Meanwhile there are two WIDE lanes on 278 mostly filled with people driving their SUV's a mile to the Walmart at 60mph. It's a shame. IMO 278 should be one lane, 35mph. Add a protected bike/bus lane with a bus or trolley going each direction around 278 in a loop. Then make the existing multi-use path into a pedestrian-only path. Way too conservative there for that to ever happen, but I can dream...