This 26 mile asphalt trail travels over a mostly flat, occasionally hilly terrain. Trail highlights include a long boardwald through a wetlands area east of Charlevoix, and the roadside park at Nine Mile Point where you can relax, picnic and explore the rocky beach along Little Traverse Bay.
The Wheelway's history dates back to the late 1800's when locals used it as a bicycling and walking path. Although the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad and the Chicago and West Michigan Railway later developed tracks along the route, the Wheelway was reclaimed as a bicycling and waling path in the 1990's.
One of the most popular trails in Northern Michigan, the Little Traverse Wheelway takes you from Charlevoix to Harbor Springs with stunning views of Little Traverse Bay all along the way. Bikers have been known to stop and dance on the trail out of sheer pleasure!