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Great Smoky Mountains park to allow electronic bikes

Fall colors descend down ridgelines from a misty Mount LeConte in the Tennessee portion of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last year.
Fall colors descend down ridgelines from a misty Mount LeConte in the Tennessee portion of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last year. Fall colors descend down ridgelines from a misty Mount LeConte in the Tennessee portion of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last year.

By Associated Press 1 min read

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park says it is allowing electronic bicycles everywhere regular bicycles are currently allowed.

According to the park, a new regulation allows cyclists to use low speed e-bikes in Class 1 or Class 2. Those provide electronic assistance until the rider reaches 20 miles per hour.

Thanks to the change, bicycles and e-bikes are now allowed on any park road where motor vehicles are allowed, including seasonally closed roads and several trails.

The park news release says e-bikes will enable more people to enjoy a cycling experience in the park.