Little Traverse Wheelway
Little Traverse Wheelway | |
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Location within the state of Michigan | |
Location | Lower Peninsula, Emmet County, USA |
Nearest city |
Charlevoix, Michigan Petoskey, Michigan Harbor Springs, Michigan |
Coordinates | 45°19′59″N 85°13′12″W / 45.332966°N 85.219899°WCoordinates: 45°19′59″N 85°13′12″W / 45.332966°N 85.219899°W |
Governing body |
Charlevoix County Road Commission Petoskey D.P.W Emmet County Road Commission |
Length | 26.65 mi (42.9 km) |
Use | Cycling, Hiking, XC skiing |
Trail difficulty | Intermediate |
Season | All |
Surface | Asphalt |
Little Traverse Wheelway is a rail-to-trail bike path and part of U.S Bicycle Route 35 in the state of Michigan. The trail is 26.65 miles (42.89 km) of paved trail which starts in Charlevoix (Waller Road) and ends in Harbor Springs (East Lake Road).[1] The Little Traverse Wheelway will eventually connect to the TART Trail,[2] but for now it connects with North Western State Trail at Spring Lake Park.
Points of interest along the trail include:
- Little Traverse Bay
- Charlevoix[lower-alpha 1]
- Nature preserves
- Downtown Petoskey
- Harbor Springs[lower-alpha 1]
- Petoskey State Park
Trailheads
County | Location | Parking surface | Amenities | Coordinates |
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Charlevoix | Shanahan Field[lower-alpha 2] | Paved | Downtown Charlevoix,[lower-alpha 1] water and picnic tables | 45°20′01″N 85°13′52″W / 45.333697°N 85.231116°W |
MDOT Roadside Park | Paved | Water and picnic tables | 45°21′45″N 85°10′32″W / 45.362400°N 85.175473°W | |
Unknown | Dirt | None | 45°21′51″N 85°10′13″W / 45.364164°N 85.170377°W | |
Emmet | West Park | Dirt | Gas station | 45°21′35″N 85°05′46″W / 45.359763°N 85.096139°W |
East Park | Paved | Water, covered shelter and picnic tables | 45°22′08″N 85°00′11″W / 45.368949°N 85.003030°W | |
Tannery Creek | Dirt | Shelter, picnic table, grocery store, retail, and restaurants | 45°23′31″N 84°55′06″W / 45.391877°N 84.918407°W | |
Spring Lake Park[lower-alpha 3] | Paved | Restrooms, water, and picnic tables | 45°23′37″N 84°54′23″W / 45.393738°N 84.906327°W | |
Little Traverse Township Park | Paved | Picnic tables and First Community Bank | 45°25′40″N 84°54′46″W / 45.427730°N 84.912710°W | |
Bayfront Park (Petoskey) | Paved | Connected to downtown via tunnel | 45°22′35″N 84°57′26″W / 45.376396°N 84.957246°W | |
Kosequat Park (Harbor Springs) | Dirt | Picnic tables | 45°26′04″N 84°58′14″W / 45.434382°N 84.970625°W |
Notes
References
- ↑ "Little Traverse Wheelway" (PDF). Top of Michigan Trails Council. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
- ↑ http://www.traversecitytocharlevoixtrail.org/
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