Biking Northern Michigan – The Best & Safest Routes in the Lower Peninsula

Biking Northern Michigan
144 Pages
ISBN 9780982134467

With 1,400 miles and 40 cycling routes, "Biking Northern Michigan" offers bicycling adventures for everyone from families with toddlers to those who enjoy long-distance touring.

The guidebook includes 72 photos and maps along with funny stories, regional history, and dining and entertainment options. The emphasis is on bike routes that are safe to ride, as well as fun!

• Traverse City's TART Trail system and Petoskey's Wheelway. • Cycling the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore. • Epic rides to the Mackinac Straits from Gaylord, Harbor Springs, Petoskey and Alpena. • Cycling Beaver Island and Mackinac Island. • The best routes around the big inland lakes: Crystal Lake, Glen Lake, Torch Lake, Lake Leelanau, Walloon Lake and Lake Charlevoix.

Robert Downes

About Robert Downes (Traverse City, Michigan Author)

Robert Downes

Author and world traveler Robert "Bob" Downes has visited more than 70 countries as a backpacker and cyclist. Downes has cycled in Australia, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Peru, England, Ireland and across continental Europe in addition to routes around the U.S. In 2016, he cycled more than 2,700 miles from Seattle to his home in Traverse City. The co-founder of the alternative newsweekly, "Northern Express," in Traverse City, Downes is the author of three books: "Planet Backpacker" (2008)," Biking Northern Michigan" (2014), and "Travels With My Wife" (2015). His forthcoming novel, "Windigo Moon," will be published in 2017.