The first couple of miles of today was through the heart of Traverse City. There was a lot of road construction and the bike trail along the bay was closed. Eventually we found our way out of town an on to the Leelanau bike trail. The Leelanau was a beautiful paved bike trail taking us through rolling hills with a combination of forest, vineyards, and orchards. The trail into Sutton Bay had a very nice descent.
At Sutton Bay we took a long break at a great little coffee shop, Hive Coffee Company, for coffee and snacks and of course, a bathroom. The way out of Sutton Bay and back over to the Lake side was on route 204, which had great wide shoulders and a very smooth riding surface. 204 took us up and over the hills that separate the Traverse bays from the Lake. Very nice descent down to the Lake.
The ride along the Lake on route 22 was gently rolling and in the forest, beautiful but no Lake views here. At about mile 35 we found the only stop between Sutton Bay and Glen Arbor, the Market 22 restaurant. It was a very welcome break and the food was good. The place was really busy, we guessed because there was nothing else for miles.
A few miles after leaving Market 22, we connected to Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail. Sleeping Bear was a nice trail rolling through mostly forested areas with both paved and gravel sections. The last couple of miles today were on quiet backcountry roads leading us into the resort town of Glen Arbor.
In Glenn Arbor we stopped at a grocery store and stocked up. Glen Arbor is a very expensive place. We staying at an AirBnB a couple of miles south of town on Glen Lake. From our AirBnB we enjoyed a walk out over the bridge that crosses the channel between the two sides of the lake. On the bridge we have nice view of the Sleeping Bear sand dunes.
One of the lake front houses at Glen Lake.
The Sleeping Bear sand dunes
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