Bike Month Information
You are one bicycle ride away from a good mood.
Contact Information
Jess Brown
Employee Wellness Coordinator
[email protected]
Bike Month: May, 2025
Bike to Work Week: May 12-18, 2025
Bike to the (valley) Library Day: May 16, 3-6
Bike to Work Day: May 16, 2025
Other Events:
- Cycle Alaska offers a 20% walk-in discount to Juneau residents. You can see their equipment rates here. Their rental shop (255 Marine Way) will open May 1, from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm.
- Egan is Lava, April 18 to May 4, 2025: GOOD FOR NEWBIES! The challenge is to navigate between Devils Club Brewery downtown and Forbidden Peak Brewery in Auke Bay without using Egan Drive – in other words, without a car. You can go either direction. You can use any human-powered means, and it is a fun bike ride! Sign up to receive a race bib and swag: web site information is pending, but will be found here.
- Kluane to Chilkat International Bike Relay, June 21, 2025: Registration closes May 6, 2025 for this cycling adventure between Haines Junction and Haines. More information at kcibr.org
- The Fireweed, June 30, 2025: This race starts at the historic Sheep Mountain Lodge at mile 113.5 of the Glenn Highway, and ends in Valdez ball parks, where you will rejoice with food trucks, a beer garden, and free camping. Fund raising supports youth cycling, such as Girls Riding Into Tomorrow and Mighty Bikes. Want SWAG? They’ve got it. More details at thefireweed.org
- The Alaska Divide, August 17, 2025: The ultimate bike-packing adventure! Ride your bike from Anchorage to Deadhorse. Or, just be a fan. More information at alaskadivide.com
Bike Bingo! – A Bike Bingo will get you 10 Health Yourself points!
2025 Bike Everywhere Challenge – For each day that you ride at least four (4) miles per day, you’ll get five (5) Health Yourself points!
If you do Bike Bingo AND the Bike Everywhere Challenge, you can only get Health Yourself points for one of them. HOWEVER…completing the other one will land you a fabulous prize! Submit your forms to Jess Brown by June 5 to qualify.
One of the Bike Bingo! blocks is to register your bike at 529 Garage. The Juneau Police Department participates in this program to mitigate theft and to return bikes to their rightful owners. Cycle Alaska sells the 529 Garage shields for $12 per.
Other Bike Bingo! blocks give credit for trying new equipment. Take advantage of Cycle Alaska’s 20% off walk-in rate for locals, and try a bike you’ve not ridden before. They have street bikes, e-bikes, tike bikes, tandem bikes, and Burley-Bee Trailers to bring along the youngsters a taste for speed.
The ride between Twin Lakes parking lot and CBJ’s downtown offices is about 3.7 miles – a nice ride for a beginner!
The most complex element is crossing Old Glacier Highway to the bike path on the Hospital side. There are two ways to go:
Use the crosswalk:
There is a crosswalk at the intersection of Glacier Highway and Hospital Drive.
A. Enter the roadway in the bike lane. Stay in the bike lane until the crosswalk.
B. Dismount your bike and walk it across Glacier Highway, then across Hospital Drive. This is not a signalized crosswalk, so use your judgment.
C. Remount your bike and off you go!
“Take the Lane:”
This requires interaction with traffic, and can be overwhelming if you are new to it. However, if you’d like to give it a try, here is what you do:
D. Enter the roadway in the bike lane.
E. When it is safe to do so, enter the traffic lane. Make sure that vehicles have plenty of room to see you and slow down.
F. Enter the turn lane.
G. Like a car, turn onto Hospital Drive, then (unlike a car, ideally) immediately onto the bike path.
Take your time and be safe! We will see you at work.
- Juneau Bike Map
- Bicycle Safety Tips from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Overcoming Bike Commuting Concerns
- Job Health and Happiness – supporting bike commuting
- Bicycle gifts that won’t break the bank! (pending)
Try it, you’ll love it!
Below, West Glacier Beach. Photo by Irene Gallion.
Below, Eagle Valley Center Trail. Photo by Irene Gallion.
Below, Montana Creek Trail. Photo by Irene Gallion.
Below, Treadwell Ditch Trail. Photo by Irene Gallion.
Below, Boy Scout Beach. Photo by Irene Gallion.
Under Thunder is a wonderful trail for both the beginner and a more experienced biker. The Juneau Mountain Bike Alliance has worked with Juneau’s Parks and Recreation Department to develop a full-range course – from trail riding, to swoop-de-doos, to bridges and jumps. Challenges are well marked so the beginner does not have to worry about blundering into the unknown. Look at all these happy people, working hard to elevate your mountain bike experience! Photos compliments of Reid Harris of JMBA.
Every day can be an adventure!
Below, Blue Betty Bam Balam is checking in at Devil’s Club Brewery for the “Egan is Lava” challenge. Photo by Irene Gallion.
