Riding Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, Dune Climb to Empire
Glen Arbor Sun editor Jacob Wheeler rides the newly completed Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail leg between the Dune Climb and Empire, while interviewing Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Deputy Superintendent Tom Ulrich, Duneswood Resort owner Debbie Rettke, and narrating the ride through beautiful forests and dunes.
Sleeping Bear Heritage Bike Trail in Glen Arbor Michigan
Here is a brief snipped of the Sleping Bear Heritage Bike Trail in Glen Arbor, Michigan. There were many trees that fell last year in a huge storm last August. We biked to Glen Haven and back.
Biking the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail
The Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail is one of the most popular bicycle routes in northern Lower Michigan. As of the summer of 2016, the trail runs for 18 miles through the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore along Lake Michigan and through the towns of Glen Arbor and Empire in beautiful Leelanau County. Robert Downes, author of Biking Northern Michigan offers tips on riding the trail and its hard-to-find eastern link.
Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail New Section
This segment of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail is part of the Michigander 2014 Route from Empire to Glen Arbor
Dawn of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Deputy Superintendent Tom Ulrich tells the Glen Arbor Sun's Jacob Wheeler why Leelanau County is ripe for the 27-mile, multi-use paved trail that will stretch from the Leelanau-Benzie County Line to Good Harbor Bay north of Glen Arbor. The trail will run through part of the National Park and parallel picturesque state highways M-22 and M-109.
Biking the nearly completed Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail
The first phase of the long awaited Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail — between the Sleeping Bear Dune Climb and downtown Glen Arbor — is nearly complete. Pavement stretches nearly half the way from the Dune Climb to Glen Haven, but the remainder of the trail is already formed and tamped down. The trail's grand opening is scheduled for June 20. In the meantime, check out this narrated video of a bike ride Saturday along the trail.
For more, visit the Glen Arbor Sun at GlenArbor.com
Biking the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail to Port Oneida
Leg 3 of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, between Glen Arbor and the National Lakeshore's Port Oneida Rural Historic District, opened in late May 2015. Glen Arbor Sun editor Jacob Wheeler took a ride on the new portion of the trail.
Riding along the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail towards Pierce Stocking Dr.
Five of us did the Pierce Stocking Dr. challenge, a beautiful, rolling challenge that took us up to an incredible view of Lake Michigan from atop one of the highest points of the Sleeping Bear Dunes.
Bay View Trail at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, Michigan, United States
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, Michigan, United States. The Bay View trail is part of the greater Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail network.
Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail - Cross Country Skiing
Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail
Randy and Doreen X-Country ski the Heritage Trail from the Sleeping Bear Dune Climb to Glen Arbor.
The groomed trail extends 4.2 miles through the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, the historic village of Glen Haven and D.H. Day Campground.
This is the first phase of the Heritage Trail project which will eventually stretch from Good Harbor Bay south to the Village of Empire.
Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail at Glen Haven Trailhead/Beach
Senator Carl Levin Applauds Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail
GLEN ARBOR -- At the groundbreaking ceremony for the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, a paved, multi-use bike trail that will span 27 miles through Leelanau County and the National Lakeshore, U.S. Senator Carl Levin applauded the project, calling it federal money well spent.
Sleeping bear Bike trail
After a nasty storm blew thru this heavily forested trail earlier in 2015, this is the resulting scene. It was a beautiful bike trail and will take many years to recover. A quick pan of sleeping bear dune climb is at the end. Alligator hill trail is still closed.
Riding the Sleep Bear Dunes Heritage Trail, New paved segment
Cruising along the newest segment of the Sleep Bear Dunes Heritage Trail, the paved part, north of Glen Arbor, MI.
Sleeping Bear Dunes Scenic Drive
This is the scenic drive of the Sleeping Bear Dunes Park recorded in the summer of 2012. Here we stop at points of interest and being very silly and having a good time. I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (
Traverse City, Michigan: Biking Sleeping Bear Dunes and Beyond
Follow a bicycle tour through Traverse City’s diverse trails, starting at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and ending in Michigan’s wine country.
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Bike the Heritage Trail
The Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail is a paved, non-motorized trail that runs throughout many areas of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The trail is currently 22.5 miles running from Empire to Port Oneida. Pick up the trail at many points- Glen Arbor, Empire, Port Oneida, DH Day Campground.
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Day Hike @ Sleeping Bear Dunes: Alligator Hill 7-2016
This video is about Alligator Hill 7-2016
Top things to do at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan
Are there mountains in northern Michigan? You bet! Locals lightheartedly refer to them as “mountains of sand” otherwise known as the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Part of the national park system since 1970, Sleeping Bear is one of America’s most profoundly beautiful landscapes: a 64-mile curve of sweeping vistas, miles of perfect freshwater beaches, forested wilderness islands, miles of hiking trails and the paved Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, is a multi-use pathway that runs from the northern end of the park to a point just south of Empire. A year-round attraction, it is a special place where time slows down and where you can connect with each other, yourself or the park itself. And while your cell service may fade in and out, the one thing that will remain constant is a personal recharge of energy and gratitude.
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Sleeping Bear Dunes | Traverse City History
The ice age and glacial retreat nearly 12,000 years ago shaped the land, lakes and forests of northern Michigan. Perched dunes tower above 35 miles of crystal blue Lake Michigan coastline - a contrast so large and majestic it can be seen from space. This land, now known as Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lake-shore, played an important role in attracting visitors to northern Michigan.
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