Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation (TART) Trails is excited to host the annual Tour de TART bicycle ride on Friday, July 18 from 4-9 pm. Riders of all ages will hit the Leelanau Trail for an evening ride up to Suttons Bay, a bayside dinner and transportation back to Traverse City. Tour de TART is an eagerly anticipated summertime tradition, and registration is filling up fast. This is TART Trails’ feature fundraising event of the year. Participants can register online at https://traversetrails.org/event/tour-de-tart/. Register by Friday, July 4 for early bird pricing!
The ride will begin at a new location this year – DeYoung Natural Area. Riders can start anytime between 4 pm and 6:30 pm. Average time to finish the ride portion is 2 hours. Participants enjoy two food and water stops along the paved trail, including the famous luau party hosted by Brick Wheels.
The ride ends at North Park in Suttons Bay where participants enjoy a bayside meal catered by VI Grill and Fiddleheads. We’ll be serving root beer floats with Northwoods Soda and Milk & Honey ice cream (always a favorite) and Grand Traverse Pie Company pie. Local brews from North Peak and Jolly Pumpkin and wine from Shady Lane Cellars will also be available for purchase. There will be fun music and activities for the whole family. After dinner, participants enjoy a relaxing bus ride back to DeYoung while their bicycles return by truck.
This annual event is possible from the support of many community partners, sponsors, and volunteers. The 2025 Tour de TART is presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network, with support from Hagerty, Brick Wheels, Grand Traverse Pie Company, Insight Optometry, Fiddleheads, VI Grill, DTE Foundation, and Munson Healthcare
Special thanks to our friends at Northwoods Soda, North Peak Brewing Company, Milk & Honey, Shady Lane Cellars, Wunsch Orchards, and Great Lakes Potato Chips for donating food and beverages to the event!
Tour de TART occurs rain or shine. All proceeds benefit TART Trails. For more information please visit http://traversetrails.org/event/tour-de-tart/.
