Beaver Island Bike Festival Route Guide
Click here for a detailed online map with descriptions, a basic route map is available below and at registration.
Basic Map in PDF or JPG format.
Lots of great info at the Beaver Island Chamber of Commerce web site.
You get to Beaver Island by either boat or plane.
Beaver Island Boat Company offers a relaxing 2 hour ferry ride (bring a cooler full of goodies;), Fresh Air Aviation & Island Airways both offer 15 minute flights, all depart from Charlevoix, MI. Please make reservations early so they can plan ahead, the most desirable times will fill up fast.

- 177 miles from Grand Rapids, MI
- 274 miles from Detroit, MI
- 299 from South Bend, IN
- 311 from Toledo, OH
- 358 from Chicago, IL.
• Beaver Island Boat Company
• Free Bike Transportation ($20 value)
• 888-446-4095 or 231-448-2210
• Fresh Air Aviation - ask for discounted bike festival rates!
• 888-FLY-RGHT (359-7448) or
• 231-237-9482 or 231-448-2089
• Island Airways - ask for discounted bike festival rates!
• 800-524-6895, 231-448-2071 or
• 231-547-2141
• Oak Woods Condominiums (formerly Laurain Lodge)
• 231-448-2099
• Beaver Island Lodge
• 231-448-2396
• Emerald Isle Hotel
• 231-448-2376