The Hilton Head Homes Blog

If you are not an enthusiastic bicyclist before becoming a Hilton Head, South Carolina resident or vacationer, chances are you will become one.

In a nutshell, Hilton Head Island is probably one of the most bicycle friendly communities in the United States. A gold member of The League of American Bicyclists and a Bicycle Friendly Community since 2011, a look at the biking facilities available make it clear why tourists from the world over come to Hilton Head for the biking.

Hilton Head is an island of just over sixty-nine square miles and it has sixty miles of public bicycle pathways and nature trails maintained by the Town Government. Most of these pathways are paved and wide enough for two cyclists to ride abreast.

Make your home or vacation destination at the famous Sea Pines resort and an additional fifteen miles is added to that remarkable base of sixty miles of public paths. Sea Pines also has several strategically situated stations for renting bicycles of all sizes.

That’s not the final tally of biking facilities, other communities and resorts on the island add an additional thirty-five miles. The impact of that little collection of statistics is awesome, one-hundred-ten miles of maintained bicycle paths on a sixty-nine-square mile island.

Bicycling is one of the most complete exercises invented by humans to both get places and keep the rider alive longer. The activity, besides being a fantastic pastime, is a top-notch aerobic activity, providing your heart, blood vessels and lungs with a workout. While cycling you’ll breathe deeper, perspire and experience increased body temperature all of which will improve your overall fitness level.

SOME OF THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF CYCLING INCLUDE:

• Decreased body fat levels
• Decreased stress levels
• Improved joint mobility
• Improved posture and coordination
• Increased cardiovascular fitness
• Increased muscle strength and flexibility
• Prevention or management of disease
• Reduced anxiety and depression
• Strengthened bones

Cycling is fun and is an activity that the entire family can take part in, but it is also a pleasant way to control or reduce weight, raises your metabolic rate, builds muscle, burns body fat and is a comfortable form of exercise.

The South Carolina Low Country is one of the friendliest regions in the United States. People from all over the world wonder at the end of the day why they wave, say hello and wish well to perfect strangers.

This always generates a smile.

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The unusual fine grained Hilton Head beach sand makes the damp beach surface, after tide retreat, ideal for a long and unique, leisurely bike ride.

Accessible from several points as noted on the map above, these bicycle friendly beaches add another twelve miles to our available bike routes. Pathways with a breathtaking vista, particularly at sunrise or sunset.

Visit the Hilton Head beaches at any of these times and watch the many bicyclists of every age group, each with a happy, healthy, contented glow on their faces.