Bike Ride & Tour of Detroit Riverfront

When
Sun, September 19, 2021
10:00 AM
Location
Rivard Plaza, 1340 Atwater St, Detroit

Schtuff Happens!

Get Caught Up on the Riverfront
It gets cooler every year.

Host: Al VanKerckhove

The Detroit Riverwalk was named the Best Riverwalk in the country in the 2021 USA Today/10Best Readers’ Choice Awards competition.

Summary

Length of ride: About 2 hours to ride 15 miles at an average speed of 8-9 mph. (To-fro, and around Belle Isle would add 7.5 miles.)
Trails to ride: Detroit Riverfront East & West, Dequindre Cut, Joseph Campau Greenway, and optionally Belle Isle.
Meeting place after ride: The Atwater Brewery at Joseph Campau & Wright St, 237 Jos Campau, Detroit, MI

Details

Meet at 10 AM at the Rivard Plaza parking lot just east of Rivard Street and on the river side of Atwater Street.

Sights
Starting downriver and moving east towards Belle Isle.

Future 20-acre Ralph Wilson Park and beach cove
SW Greenway and connection to Michigan's Iron Belle Trail
New connections between Riverfront East & West
TNC Center(Cobo Hall) and the People Mover
Hart Plaza is closed for renovation
The Detroit Port Authority with Portal View and GM Plaza
Rivard Plaza, Wheelhouse Detroit bike rentals, and Diamond Jack Cruise dock
Milliken State Park & Harbor w/wetlands storm water treatment system and Info kiosks
The Dequindre Cut Greenway at the Outdoor Adventure Center
The Aretha Franklin Amphitheater
The Atwater Beach & "Barge"
The new Joseph Campau Greenway
The Talon/Roberts Riverwalk Hotel
The UAW-GM Center
The Harbortown Marina
The US Coast Guard Base
Mt. Elliot Park with Spray scape

In Case of Rain

If the weather prevents us from riding meet in the parking lot of Belle Isle Aquarium, Conservatory, and Gardens. We'll get our exercise and fun in walking these grounds.