New bike signs make navigating easier in Rehoboth

The 18-mile regional trail network connecting Lewes to Rehoboth Beach is a gorgeous way to take in part of Delaware’s coast, however navigating your way around Rehoboth Beach on bike can be a bit tricky if you’re a newcomer. That’s why the city has now installed bike information stands at three of four of the city’s gateways.

The stands were installed Thursday, but getting them there was year-long process according to Kathy Osterholm, a member of the city’s Streets and Transportation Committee.

“The purpose of these signs is to give them both a safe pathway through the city and also to let them know how to get downtown and how to navigate our city streets safely,” Osterholm said.

A map on one side of the information stand shows riders a full map of the city and which roads are bike friendly.

“It will be at least a first step in letting them know that some streets in Rehoboth are a lot safer to bike than others,” Osterholm said.

Riders are already putting the signs to good use.

47 ABC spoke with siblings Mason and Sam Lester who took the Gordon’s Pond Trail for the first time to go meet their grandmother for lunch, but ended up getting lost when they got to Rehoboth.

“The signs are really helpful cause we had never done the trail before and we got to the split here and had no idea where to go,” Mason said.

Another benefit of the signs is that it tells riders what Rehoboth’s bike rules are. Especially important this year because the city just rolled out an ordinance forbidding biking on the boardwalk after 10am during the summer months.

“I think the signs will be very helpful and you don’t need to be up on the boardwalk now that you’ll know where you’re going,” said local Mark Lauer.

Officials say the city is working on taking the information on the bike stands and putting them into pamphlet form that way riders can pick them up and take it with them.