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Summer Tour
A week of cycling in Northern Michigan with a 12-person group. This year we'll stay Sunday through Friday camping at Petoskey State Park and ride about 300 miles of the best cycling in the state.
Pace of the riders will vary between moderate (14-16 mph avg) and good (16+ mph avg) with small groups forming and reforming. There is hilly terrain up north, so the Tour is not for the novice or slower rider. If you'd like to Tour with us but have doubts about your speed and stamina, email John Crankshaw for more info.
2012 Ride
4th Annual
Rapid Wheelmen Summer Tour
Sunday, July 15 - Friday, July 20, 2012
2012 Ride Menu
On arrival day, a leisurely ride into Petoskey to visit the Noggin Room and maybe dine there.
North loop 61 miles - Pleasant View, Bliss, Lake Michigan swim/wade, Cross Village, Tunnel of Trees, Harbor Springs. Breakfast in camp. Lunch at Legs Inn or Good Hart General Store. Coffee at Wooly Bugger. Dinner in camp. http://g.co/maps/79brk for tentative route.
South loop 73 miles - Walloon Lake, Boyne Falls, "The Wall" (downhill), East Jordan, Ellsworth, Charlevoix. Lunch at Darlene’s. Coffee at Wooly Bugger. http://g.co/maps/xnzkj for tentative route.
Lake Charlevoix loop 63 miles - Charlevoix, Ironton Ferry, Boyne City, Horton Bay. Breakfast at Flapjack Family Restaurant in Charlevoix. Lunch in Boyne City. Coffee in Bay Harbor. Guinness at The Noggin Room.
Pick one road trip: breakfast on road, ride 50-60 miles, dinner on road. Probably ride around Torch Lake after driving to either Bellaire to visit Short’s Brewery or Elk Rapids to visit Pearl's.
On Friday, we'll drive to Traverse City and ride Old Mission Peninsula before heading home.
Register
$50 fee to cover campsite and fees. Limited to 12 riders, so sign up now! Registration must be received by July 1.
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Printable Form (pdf) for mail-in registration
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