Tour Kalamazoo

Take a minute to explore all the elements of this bike tour. Scroll down and read about some of the stops and the things that are included in your registration fee. We want a "slow roll" through all these great things happening just east and north of Downtown.

Tour Stops:

Heritage Hall WMU
Heritage Guitars and the future Hard Rock Hotel
Factory Coffee
Harrison Park
Brewery Outre
Bell's Brewery
Vine Neighborhood/Fourth Coast
Heritage Hall - WMU

Highlights

Food & Beverages

The event tour includes several great stops along the route where you can purchase food as part of the tour. Of course this tour has great breweries and the opportunity to connect with two fabulous coffee stops. And, there are hydration stations (3 of them) where your tour includes free snacks.

Games & Prizes

The biggest prize is winning the Poker Run. It might feel a bit confusing, but it is actually quite simple. At each of the stops, you pick up a poker card and then at the end of the tour, you can describe your "hand" to see if you won the prize for the best Poker Hand.

Festivities

We'd love to think that all of the event is a festival - but it's a bike tour. The festivities comes from the people who will be riding along with you. When you stop to explore, you meet new people and that creates "festivities."

Support Community

This tour is about learning.

Your will learn about places you might have heard about, but never stopped to explore. You will also learn about the bike lanes and where they take you - around corners sometimes unexplored. But, most importantly, you will learn about your community.

Tour Stops Highlights

Heritage Guitars

Stop by Heritage Guitars and check out where the new Hard Rock Café Hotel location will be!

Harrison Park

Check out all the activities at Harrison Park. We will have a hydration station, snacks and fun yard games for everyone to enjoy!

Bell's Brewery

Make sure to stop by Bell's Eccentric Café! Grab a drink and some food to cool off and reenergize from the ride.

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Heritage Guitars is one of the stops so that you can see where the future Hard Rock Cafe Hotel will be located. This is all part of the expansion of River's Edge and the development that will continue to make Kalamazoo a great place to explore.

Harrison Circle (which includes Harrison Park) is at the heart of River's Edge. This is a stop where you will be able to hydrate, visit Brewery Outre, play a couple of yard games, and then get ready to move through the tour to the next stop. Hydration also includes a nifty portajon.

Bell's Brewery is a perfect stop for beverages and great food. The Eccentric Cafe is not only relaxing, but some of the best food is served in a perfect setting. And, they have great bike racks so you can enjoy a drink or two.

Vine Neighborhood is at the heart of the City of Kalamazoo and a stop at Vine and S. Westnedge will finish the event's stops. As you stop on Vine at the tent, you can visit Fourth Coast or grab something to drink at the hydration tent and then move on to Heritage Hall at WMU to complete the tour.

Schedule

Our tour is July 30, 2023 from 12:30 pm - 5 pm. Cyclists can end when they are done, but the course closes at 5 pm We begin in-person registration at

12 pm the day of the event at Heritage Hall on WMU's campus.

Online registration is now available!

Visit our registration tab for more details!

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