Little Traverse Wheelway

Little Traverse Wheelway
Little Traverse Wheelway
	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°W
Governing body	Charlevoix County Road Commission ; Petoskey D.P.W ; Emmet County Road Commission
Length	26.65 mi (42.89 km)
Use	Cycling, Hiking, XC skiing
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:

Trailheads[edit]

County	Location	Parking surface	Amenities	Coordinates
Charlevoix	Shanahan Field^[b]	Paved	Downtown Charlevoix,^[a] water and picnic tables	45°20′01″N 85°13′52″W / 45.333697°N 85.231116°W / 45.333697; -85.231116
	MDOT Roadside Park	Paved	Water and picnic tables	45°21′45″N 85°10′32″W / 45.362400°N 85.175473°W / 45.362400; -85.175473
	Unknown	Dirt	None	45°21′51″N 85°10′13″W / 45.364164°N 85.170377°W / 45.364164; -85.170377
Emmet	West Park	Dirt	Gas station	45°21′35″N 85°05′46″W / 45.359763°N 85.096139°W / 45.359763; -85.096139
	East Park	Paved	Water, covered shelter and picnic tables	45°22′08″N 85°00′11″W / 45.368949°N 85.003030°W / 45.368949; -85.003030
	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 / 45.391877; -84.918407
	Spring Lake Park^[c]	Paved	Restrooms, water, and picnic tables	45°23′37″N 84°54′23″W / 45.393738°N 84.906327°W / 45.393738; -84.906327
	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 / 45.427730; -84.912710
	Bayfront Park (Petoskey)	Paved	Connected to downtown via tunnel	45°22′35″N 84°57′26″W / 45.376396°N 84.957246°W / 45.376396; -84.957246
	Kosequat Park (Harbor Springs)	Dirt	Picnic tables	45°26′04″N 84°58′14″W / 45.434382°N 84.970625°W / 45.434382; -84.970625

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c 12 minutes or less from trailhead
^ Use local road to access trailhead
^ Trail access from other side of the road

References[edit]

^ "Little Traverse Wheelway" (PDF). Top of Michigan Trails Council. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
^ "Home". traversecitytocharlevoixtrail.org.

[12min-3] 12 minutes or less from trailhead

[localroad-4] Use local road to access trailhead

[otherside-5] Trail access from other side of the road

[GR1-1] "Little Traverse Wheelway" (PDF). Top of Michigan Trails Council. Retrieved April 16, 2009.

[2] "Home". traversecitytocharlevoixtrail.org.

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