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13 Mineral Well Park
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2 Nine Mile Point Park
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14 Sheridan Street Trailhead Yes
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3 Scenic Overlook
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4 West Park
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5 East Park
Yes
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Yes
6 Magnus Park
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One of the most popular trails in all
of Michigan, the 26-mile Little Traverse
Wheelway takes you from Charlevoix
to Harbor Springs with stunning views
of Little Traverse Bay all along the way.
Stop at some of the many scenic overlooks to shoot a few photos and savor
the glorious views.
The Wheelway’s history dates back
to the late 1800s when locals used it as
a bicycling and walking path. The Grand
Rapids and Indiana Railroad and the Chicago and West Michigan Railway eventually developed tracks along the route. The
Wheelway was reclaimed as a bicycling
and walking path in the 1990s after the
railroad was abandoned.
The paved asphalt trail travels over
a mostly flat, occasionally hilly terrain
running parallel to the bay. Resort Bluff,
west of Petoskey, offers some of the most
spectacular scenery on the trail. It runs
between the trail’s mid196point at Magnus
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Park in Petoskey to East Park. Other
trail highlights include a long boardwalk
through a wetlands area east of Charlevoix
and the roadside park at Nine Mile Point
where you can relax, picnic and explore
the rocky beach along Little Traverse
Bay. You’ll pass through a tunnel near
Bay Shore, an exclusive, upscale resort
on a hilly section of the trail. East of
Petoskey, you can check out Bay View’s
historic Victorian cottages and the sandy
beach and dunes of Petoskey State Park.
At Tannery Creek Trailhead you’ll
see a huge painted mural depicting the
modes of transportation on the Wheelway
corridor throughout its history. The mural
is located on the north side of the supermarket facing the trailhead parking area.
The Little Traverse Wheelway is easy
to access with many parks and staging
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areas along its course. From downtown
Charlevoix, you can reach the west end
of the trail by following a marked bike
route on McSauba Road and Waller
Road, passing through Shanahan Park.
Depew Rd
Bear River Trail
As you travel through Petoskey, look for the
Bear River Trail when you cross the Bear
River bridge. This short, enjoyable 1.1-mile
paved trail runs south through a steep ravine
and natural area along the Bear River rapids.
The rapids plunges 75 feet through the
ravine and was modified with large boulders
to create a thrilling whitewater experience
for paddlesports. The Bear River Trail begins
at Mineral Well Park on Lake Street (where
the Little Traverse Wheelway crosses the
Bear River) and ends at the Sheridan
Street Trailhead.
Enjoy spectacular views
of Little Traverse Bay
as you travel through
Bayfront Park West.
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Division
Yes
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McDougal
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Bay View
Spring
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11 Little Traverse Township Park Yes
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Petoskey
State Park
Cemetery
Yes
Eppler
Yes
Blackbird
Yes
Hathaway
L ittle
Tra v e rs e Ba y
Resort Pike
9 Spring Lake Park
Paved Trail
Connector Route
Highways
Roads
Lake Grove
No
Townsend
Yes
No
Camp Daggett
Yes
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Trails Legend
Horton Bay
Yes
Yes
Bester
Wequetonsing
Harbor
Point
Townline
7 Petoskey Bayfront Park
Lake
Harbor
Springs
Clayton
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Hedrick
Parking Restrooms Water
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Emmet Heights
Access Site
Parking Restrooms Water
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Resort Pike
Access Site
Quick
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Villa
Bear River Trail Access
Hoyt
Little Traverse Wheelway Access
Pleasantview
North Michigan Trails