"We Ride"
Hit the trails at the Off Road Course in Maumee Ohio. Meet at the Harvest Moon Cafe at 9:00 am for breakfast, leaving by 10:00 am to head for the off-road trails. Details are here, and you can download the gps files here.
The Maumee State Forest is located 15 miles southwest of Toledo, and is one of four state forests in Ohio to offer trails for motorized off-road vehicles. You can get more information about the park here.
TCD Prez Mike Eckstein will lead an Urban Cross (Tour) ride to explore Detroit. Follow Mike to downtown for an informal tour of the city, its heritage, ruins and future. See the Michigan Central Depot, Belle Isle, the Packard Plant and many other interesting sights. 20-40 riders.
Meet up at 9 AM at the Los Galanes restaurant, 3362 Bagley Ave, Detroit. Keep on eye on the TCD message forum for updates.
Explore the dirt backroads of Northern Oakland County (+ Lapeer). Great gravel road routes. Meet for breakfast in Clarkston, MI about 9:00 – ride at 10. Typically 6-14 riders.
Athens, OH. Hit the scenic, twisty, and hilly backroads in southern Ohio. For 2018 we will be based out of Athens, OH at the University Hotel. We will have routes for both on-road as well as off-road. Ride the Triple Nickel and the Ohio Twisty 9 (paved roads). We also have ADV / dirt routes for the GS crowd. Ride down on Thurs, or Friday. Ride back Sunday or Monday. 6-14 riders. Maybe more this year! Good event to bring your significant other…
Another great BBQ put on by long time member Don Pennington at his place.
Ride to the Mason, MI town square for some excellent Michigan State Dairy Ice Cream from the club breakfast in Pinckney. Ride leave Pinckney about 10 am. 10-20 riders. (Maybe we’ll go to a new ice cream destination this year…)
Long standing TCD event. Half the riders are on road bikes and half have dirty GS’s. Cycle-Moore Campground, 11075 US 31 S, Interlochen, MI. Enjoy the extended daylight for great riding in Leelanau Peninsula, and then hang around the campfire into wee hours of the night. Motel options in Interlochen for those who don’t want to camp. There is an ADV ride on the Michigan ORV trail system on Friday morning up to the campground. Meet in St. John and ride up, or meet everyone at the campground. 20-45 riders.
A week long trip going clockwise around Lake Superior, starting in Ludington and ending in Newaygo/Baldwin. This is the route and campgrounds that Pat O’Neill and Dale Estes are planning on and will be the ‘official’ TCD spots, however, you are certainly encouraged to do your own thing whether that is different campgrounds or hotels, different stops along the way or whatever. We will pick a morning breakfast spot for each day where we can all meet up, talk about that day’s coming ride and break into riding groups.
Watch the TCD forums for posting of the official GPS routes and tracks. Here is a general look at the plan:
We'll upload the tracks and routes as we get them finalized. Here's a copy of the itinerary in pdf format. It lists the camp sites and phone numbers, it's advised to make your reservations as soon as you can.
This is going to be an epic week long ride, hope to see you there!
Explore the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Meet in St. Ignace, ride to Grand Marais. Motel accommodations. Looks like both a road ride and off-road ride for 2018. Details to come. 10-18 riders.
New event for 2018. Meet at the Sandhill Soaring Club field. We will stage on-road, and dirt-road rides from the field. Explore the excellent riding of western Washtenaw and Livingston Counties. Picnic planned. For those interested, people can also sign up for sail plane rides with the Sandhill Soaring Club. Details to come.
Port Crescent State Park, Port Crescent, MI. Join your fellow TCDers in the annual TCD run up to Michigan’s thumb and overnight campout at Port Crescent State Park near Port Austin. Enjoy some early autumn camping and marvel at a campfire on the Saginaw Bay shore that can be seen from the moon. A good time for all. Most meet at the campground. 8-24 attendees.
Check back on the TCD message forum for current info, updates and details.
Tawas Point State Park , East Tawas, MI. Pay memorial tribute with other TCD members to those brave sailors lost from the Edmund Fitzgerald to the icy waters of Lake Superior. We ride up to Tawas Point State Park on Saturday. Have dinner in East Tawas, then build a camp fire you can see from the moon! Either camp at the park or grab a motel in East Tawas. Turnout is weather dependent. Last year (snow) we had one rider and 3 arrived in a car. If the weather is great we could have 25-30. Last chance to sneak a ride in for the year.
Check the TCD message forum for info, updates and details.