Backroad Bikeways

In addition to the Apple Century event, the Three Oaks Spoke maintains the Backroads Bikeway trails which provide 20 self-guided tours on paved area roads, with lengths from 5 to 60 miles. The routes follow secondary roads over rushing streams and through picturesque rolling hills, patchwork farmland and beautiful meadows, parks and forests. View area attractions such as the New Buffalo Railroad Museum on the New Buffalo and Four Winds Trails. Enjoy a walk through Warren Woods State Park or a swim in Lake Michigan at Warren Dunes State Park on the Warren Dunes and Singer Lake Trails.
 


 

BROCHURE AVAILABLE

 

In the 12th edition of the Backroads Bikeway printing there are two maps, the North Routes and South Routes, each with 10 trails. A map and a list of directions and roads is provided for each tour. The brochure has information on bicycle rentals, the Three Oaks Spokes Bicycle Club, the Apple Cider Century bicycle tour as well as the Dewey Cannon Trading Company and Three Oaks Bicycle Museum.

 

The brochure can be purchased at the Dewey Cannon Trading Company. To defray publishing costs, there is a charge of 25¢ per brochure. However, we will mail out a brochure to you upon request if you provide a self-addressed #10 envelope with first class postage attached, and mail it in another envelope to:

 

Three Oaks Spokes
P. O. Box 366
Three Oaks, MI 49128

 

The Backroads Bikeway trails follow paved roads and are suitable for all types of bicycles. Recommended equipment for riding these routes:
 

  • Bicycle Helmet
  • Water Bottle
  • High Energy Snacks
  • Repair Tools
  • Patch Kit for Tires
  • Extra Tire Tubes

 


 

BACKROADS BIKEWAYS MAPS

 

We offer the following marked routes for riders of all types and abilities. Click the trail name for a route map and instructions for each trail.

 

North Routes South Routes
Elm Valley Trail - 8 Miles Spring Creek School Trail - 5 Miles
Schwark Trail - 11 Miles Forest Lawn Trail - 8 Miles
Dinges Farm Trail - 13 Miles Mt. Buffalo Trail - 10 Miles
Warren Woods Trail - 16 Miles Posey Hill Trail - 12 Miles
Spicer Lake Trail - 21 Miles Apple Orchard Trail - 14 Miles
Lake Michigan Trail - 32 Miles Yahoo Hill Trail - 19 Miles
Madron Lake Trail - 37 Miles New Buffalo Trail - 20 Miles
Warren Dunes Trail - 38 Miles Four Winds Trail - 22 Miles
Singer Lake Trail - 43 Miles LaLumire Trail - 27 Miles
Glendora Trail - 60 Miles Saugany Lake - 30 Miles
PDF of all North Routes PDF of all South Routes