This tour starts and ends in Petoskey, MI, July 26-31.
Arrive on Sunday afternoon Day 1 prepared to enjoy 150 miles of traffic-free trail riding! Day 2, out & back on the Little Traverse Wheelway, then on to Mackinaw City for 2 nights, returning to Indian River via Charlevoix, and finally return to Petoskey Friday noon to close the tour.
Your registration fee gets six days of fun, 5 nights of lodging with breakfast, 3 tour dinners, and our wonderful sag-wagon lunch daily, if desired. Maps, staffing, and support will help make this a great trip for you!
Sunday through Thursday nights at fine hotels
Enjoy a tour dinner on Sunday and Thursday nights!!
Enjoy our famous sag lunch, or opt for a local restaurant or pub each day.
Available from local vendors if needed.
Plan your arrival in Petoskey to include some self-guided exploration, plus check in at 4 p.m., group happy hour at 5 p.m., and dinner later.
Three cheers for an out & back ride on the Little Traverse Wheelway on Monday. You'll have Lake Michigan in view almost the entire day! Enjoy a sag lunch or find a pub in Charlevoix. This is a safe and casual ride today!
Tuesday we start on the paved North Central Rail Trail on our way to a private tour at the Oden State Fish Hatchery. There's a ton of history to learn in our stroll about the fishes. We'll have sag lunch set up in Pellston, then on to the first of 2 nights in Mackinaw City!
Our layover onWednesday gives you a bunch of great options! You might opt for the ferry ride to Mackinaw Island for the day or pick a casual day of shopping and looking at the Mackinac Bridge, the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in North America! Your tour staff will likely be enjoying a road ride (pictured above) out past Wilderness State Park to Lake Michigan and back; you're welcome to join.
Thursday, we head south and then west on two crushed limestone trails. You'll have views of Lake Huron for the first half of the day, and then enjoy a wonderful sag lunch in Topinabee, Michigan, on the shores of Mullet Lake. Our final tour dinner is tonight, probably at Vivio's, a famous dining spot at Indian River!
Friday we close the tour with a 20-mile ride back to Petoskey, about half on paved roads, the rest on paved bike path.
