Tap Into the Trails 2026 actions and races in Cheboygan

Cheboygan’s annual Tap Into the Trails celebration will return Sept. 19 with household enjoyable runs, outside recreation actions and occasions designed to showcase the group’s in depth path community.

The occasion will function 10-kilometer and 5-kilometer household enjoyable runs organized by the Top of Michigan Trails Council, in response to a group announcement. The races will start at 8 a.m. and eight:15 a.m. from Festival Square in downtown Cheboygan and can journey by means of metropolis streets earlier than connecting with the North Central and North Eastern state trails.

Cheboygan is house to the junction of the North Central and North Eastern state trails on town’s south facet. The trails meet at a full-service trailhead maintained partly by volunteers. Together, the 2 rail-trails account for about 150 miles of path and hook up with a broader Northern Michigan path system spanning roughly 325 miles.

Participants can register for the races at runsignup.com.

“Cheboygan has all the ingredients of a great trail town, with its outstanding trailhead and easy access to two world-class rail trails,” Top of Michigan Trails Council’s Becca Nelson, who organizes the household enjoyable runs, stated within the announcement. “Plus, Cheboygan’s bustling downtown and farmers market make it a fun destination for race participants. We’re always excited to host our Tap Into the Trail runs because they’re so fun for people of all ages.”

Activities deliberate all through the day

Tap Into the Trails is a collaborative occasion supposed to focus on Cheboygan’s leisure trails, parks, downtown companies and outside locations, in response to the announcement.

Participating organizations embody the Top of Michigan Trails Council, Cheboygan Area Visitors Bureau, Little Traverse Conservancy, Downtown Cheboygan, Cheboygan State Park and the Cheboygan County Community Foundation.

Activities scheduled for the occasion embody:

• Fall birding at Duncan Bay Nature Preserve with Little Traverse Conservancy and Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch
• Live music and artists all through downtown throughout the morning
• A bicycle trip on the North Central State Trail from Festival Square to the Barbara C. Hoffius Nature Preserve with Little Traverse Conservancy
• Children’s actions on the Children’s Trail of Cheboygan
• A mountain bike trip on the Melvin Family Hiking and Biking Trails in Topinabee
• A lighted lantern stroll at Cheboygan State Park
• Tap Into Mornings on Main with dwell music and artists downtown
• The downtown farmers market, procuring and eating alternatives

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