I-275 Metro Trail Grand Reopening

9:00 a.m-3:00 p.m. – Open riding, in-line skating, walking, and jogging between Michigan Ave and 7 Mile Rd (cyclist and in-line skaters must wear helmets)

9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – Participant registration at Ford Rd/Lotz Rd (look for the gazebo in front of Sweet Bikes) and Schoolcraft College south parking lot along Haggerty Rd

Events at I-275 Metro Trail South (Hines Dr to Michigan Ave)

9:30 -10:00 a.m. – Organized ride from Canton Lower Rouge Trail to Cherry Hill rest stop – cyclists must wear helmets (meet at the trail head north of Michigan Ave at Morton Taylor Rd)

10:00 a.m.-Noon – Band entertainment at Cherry Hill rest stop

10:30-11:00 a.m. – Ribbon Cutting and speeches at Cherry Hill rest stop

11:00 a.m.-Noon – Children’s Bike and Helmet Decorating and Parade at Cherry Hill rest stop

12:30-1:30 p.m. – Guided ride through Plymouth – cyclists must wear helmets; bright clothing is helpful (Meet at Wilcox Lake parking area on the south side of Hines Dr., east of Northville Rd)

Events at I-275 Metro Trail North (Hines Dr to 7 Mile Rd)

10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. – Geocaching demonstration at Schoolcraft College

10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. – Children’s helmet fitting and bike safety clinic at Schoolcraft College (free children’s helmets while supply lasts)

10:00 a.m. & Noon - Bike safety talk by Officer Jim Fisher, Northville Township Police Department at Schoolcraft College

10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. – Cycling a smoothie (make a smoothie by pedaling away)

10:30 a.m.-Noon – Guided urban walk/hike around Haggerty Rd and trail (meet at registration table, south parking lot at Schoolcraft College)

2:00 p.m. – Drawings for prizes at Schoolcraft College

9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – Learn the Hines connector (Volunteers with be available to show you how to get from the “north” end of the trail to the “south” end)

Cherry Hill rest area is south of Ford Rd and the Cherry Hill overpass at I-275

The registration table and Canton DDA gazebo are on the northwest corner of Ford and Lotz Rd in the Sweet Bikes strip mall.

Schoolcraft College is located on Haggerty Rd between 6 Mile Rd and & 7 Mile Rd.  We are in the south parking lot, which is closer to 6 Mile Rd.