Crossville Police Department PRESS RELEASE – For immediate release
Monday, September 16, 2024
CROSSVILLE, TN – Beginning Tuesday, September 17th through Thursday, September 19th, there will be a lot of bicyclists on the roads in Crossville and Cumberland County, especially in and around the Cumberland Mountain State Park area. They will be participating in various BRAT rides. There are expected to be around 400 to 430 bicycles.
The Bicycle Ride Across Tennessee (BRAT) is a multi-day bicycle tour through a different part of Tennessee each year. Join us through small towns, farm country, and some of the best cycling Tennessee has to offer.
BRAT is sponsored by Tennessee State Parks and benefits two very important non-profits:
- The development and protection of the Cumberland Trail, a 300-mile-long footpath down the eastern edge of the Cumberlands. Your BRAT ride is a direct contribution to the preservation of the beauty and history of this place.
- The Tennessee Park Rangers Association provides scholarships and training opportunities for the Park Rangers throughout the state to continue education in order to continue to provide the highest level of protection for Tennessee State Parks.
If you see the riders out and about, please slow down and give them plenty of room. Remember, bicycles on Tennessee roads have every right of way that any other vehicle has. Don’t crowd them or put them in danger. Leave them plenty of room and allow them to get where they need to go.
