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Leelanau

Leelanau Harvest Tour

September 21 2024

Suttons Bay, Michigan, USA

Date Confirmed

Distances: 20, 40, 64, 100 miles

Difficulty: Moderate terrain with rolling short steep hills or moderate, sustained climbs

Limited to: 500 Participants

The Leelanau Harvest Tour is a great biking adventure for both families and single riders as the fall colors begin to show and temperatures begin to cool. Leaving from Herman Park, all routes wind throughout beautiful Leelanau County on excellent paved roads passing by farms, orchards, vineyards, and through quaint villages. The first nine miles of each route feature the paved Leelanau Trail, northern Michigan’s premier rails-to-trail. The scenic terrain varies from flat to rolling with a few challenging hills on the longer routes. So come, ride, relax, and enjoy all that this beautiful peninsula has to offer.

After riding the Leelanau Trail, the 20 mile route follows the east side of South Lake Leelanau then returns to the Trail to finish in Suttons Bay. Being mostly flat this is an ideal route for younger riders.

The 40 mile route begins the same as the short route then continues north along the east side of both North and South Lake Leelanau and passes though the village of Lake Leelanau before returning to Suttons Bay via a nice downhill on Jacobson Road.

After leaving the Leelanau Trail 10.5 miles south of Suttons Bay, the 64 mile route heads west through Maple City, north around Little Traverse Lake, through Lake Leelanau, up the east side of North Lake Leelanau and then down Jacobson Road to Suttons Bay & the finish at Herman Park.

The 100 mile route extends the 65 mile route north to the Grand Traverse Lighthouse at the tip of the Leelanau Peninsula and the village of Northport with more hills and scenic views.

Leelanau Harvest Tour