r/MichiganCycling

Solid ride today other than getting chased by an unleashed black lab and little terrier. Outran them fairly easily but still a bit unnerving.

This is just an FYI for those of you that ride the Clinton River Trail, or other parts of Oakland county.... The connection that is west of Opdyke is open, and they did a good job. The previous route to get through Pontiac was South Blvd, and was not too pleasant. This route drops you in a neighborhood on the east side of Pontiac, but still a better option if you are looking to connect from one side of Pontiac to the other.

Just to clarify, this path has always been here to some extent but I found it very rough, even with a gravel bike. This photo is near the Auburn ave overpass.

Rail-to-trail, highway, gravel roads, and seasonal/ORV trails

so i live about an hour and a half from ann arbor, mostly ride freestyle bmx mostly skatepark stuff, ive heard of bandemer park in ann arbor and looking for those on google stumbled upon a "loop of pain" and looking into THAT i found these screenshots of some beautiful dirtjumps...not asking for a location dont wana blow out a spot just want to know if they still exist ? and if the jumps in the photo are current day? ill do the dirty work of finding them once im out that way just tell me if theres a light at the end of my tunnel

The Hat Trick Ride is a fun, late-summer ride to three great western Oakland County establishments. This year, we start and end at Wixom's Drafting Table Brewing Company, and journey to both Whole Hearted Winery/Distillery/Brewery in New Hudson and Waycaster Tiki Bar in South Lyon.

Early bird tickets are now on sale here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-hat-trick-ride-2026-tickets-1997269800739?aff=oddtdtcreator