Cobb County, GA Mobility & Curb Rules: E-Bike Classes (2026)
Key Facts
- Class II/III e-bikes
- banned on all park trails
- Class I e-bikes
- 3 named trails only
- Allowed trails
- Silver Comet, Bob Callan, Noonday Creek
- E-bike motor cap
- under 1,000 watts
Summary
Cobb County bans Class II and Class III e-bikes from every park trail and limits Class I e-bikes to just three named trails countywide.
No person shall use a class II e-bike (bicycle equipped with a throttle-actuated motor, that ceases to provide assistance when the e-bike reaches 20 miles per hour) or class III e-bike (bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the e-bike reaches 28 miles per hour) on any hard surface or soft surface trail in a county park or facility that is managed by parks department.
Class I e-bikes (bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the e-bike reaches 20 miles per hour) will only be allowed on the Silver Comet Trail, Bob Callan Trail and Noonday Creek Trail.
(Amd. of 2-11-20; Amd. of 9-27-22)
Secs. 90-64, 90-65. - Reserved.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 53).
Full Breakdown
Cobb County's park-use ordinance defines an e-bike as a bicycle with a motor under 1,000 watts, a 20 mph top assisted speed and working pedals. Throttle-actuated Class II e-bikes and pedal-assist Class III e-bikes (assist to 28 mph) are barred from every hard- and soft-surface trail managed by the parks department. Class I e-bikes, which assist only while pedaling and cut off at 20 mph, may ride only the Silver Comet Trail, Bob Callan Trail and Noonday Creek Trail.
Violations & Fines
Riding a banned e-bike class on a county trail violates this article; conviction is punished under the parks chapter's general penalty in Sec. 90-51, which applies the county's standard fine schedule in Sec. 1-10.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I ride a throttle e-bike on the Silver Comet Trail in Cobb County?
Which e-bikes are allowed on Cobb County trails?
Sources & Official References
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