Best Bike Rides Detroit and Ann Arbor: Great Recreational Rides In Southeast Michigan

by Rob Pulcipher

Overview

Hidden in and around the Detroit and Ann Arbor area are some great roads, trails, and bike paths that are fun to explore. Best Bike Rides Detroit and Ann Arbor describes 40 great recreational rides in the metro areas. With most rides between 5 and 35 miles—including road rides, rail trails, bike paths, and mountain bike rides—it’s easy to find a ride that suits your tastes. Each route includes complete directions, a map, a text description of the area you’ll be riding, the GPS coordinates of the start/finish point, and color photos of one the ride’s features. Also included is information on local restaurants, lodging, maps, bicycle shops, other facilities for cyclists, and community resources.

Look inside to find:
• Detailed maps and directions
• Rides that explore the urban areas as well as the surrounding country
• A variety of rides, most between 5 and 35 miles in length
• In-depth information about each ride, including length, terrain,
traffic conditions, and road hazards
• Interesting facts about each area
• Options to create longer or shorter rides

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762781812
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	04/01/2014
Series:	Best Bike Rides Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	1,051,180
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Rob Pulcipher is a freelance writer and photographer, focusing on the outdoors. He's the author of Dirt Road Washtenaw, a cycling guide to the back roads of that county. He lives in Ann Arbor and has ridden his bike throughout Michigan for over twenty years as a racer and as a recreational enthusiast.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction ix

How to Use This Book xii

The Rides xii

Traffic xii

CPS Coordinates xiii

Ride Finder xiv

Map Legend xvii

Paved Roads

1 Downtown Detroit 3

2 Detroit: Belle Isle-Indian Village-Heidelberg Project 16

3 Hines Drive 25

4 Huron River Drive: Ann Arbor to Dexter 32

5 Dexter-Chelsea-Patterson Lake 40

8 Chelsea-Waterloo 46

7 Parker-Fletcher Route 53

8 Clear Lake-Huttenlocker 57

9 Gregory-Munith 62

10 Saline-Clinton 68

Dirt Roads and Bike Paths 83

11 Ann Arbor-Walsh 76

12 Ellsworth-Waters 83

13 Manchester-Bethel Church 88

14 Sharon Area 94

15 North Lyndon-Embury 99

16 Holly Recreation Area and Environs 104

17 Ortonville Recreation Area and Environs 111

18 Lake Orion-Metamora 117

19 Petersburg-Monroe 123

20 Border-to-Border Trail: Ann Arbor to Ypsilanti 129

21 Clinton River Trail 137

22 Hudson Mills Metropark 143

23 Huron Valley Rail Trail and Lyon Oaks County Park Connector 148

24 1-275 Metro Trail 154

25 Island Lake-Kensington-Milford 161

26 Lakelands Trail 167

27 Lower Huron-Willow-Oakwoods Metroparks 172

28 Macomb-Orchard Trail 178

29 Paint Creek Trail 184

30 Polly Ann Trail 188

31 Stony Creek Pathway 193

Mountain Bike Trails

32 Bald Mountain North 202

33 Highland Recreation Area 207

34 Pontiac Lake 213

35 Holdridge 219

38 Island Lake Mountain Bike Trail 227

37 Maybury State Park 234

38 Murray Lake-Torn Shirt 239

39 Potawatomi Trail 247

40 Stony Creek Mountain Bike Trail 259

Southeast Michigan Bicycle Resources 267

Index 268

About the Author 269