Sometimes it’s not the finish line that matters. It’s the struggle that went before.  – author unknown

100-Mile Coast Loop Key Stats

• Route: Ludington-Manistee Natl Forest loop
  (same start/finish; see map below)
• Distance: 100 miles
• Percentage of gravel: 85%+ (even a bit of gravel-bike friendly singletrack)
• Elevation Gain: approx. 2,600 ft (Strava/Ride with GPS are inaccurate)
• Portion in Manistee National Forest: 40%!

Navigation & Turn-By-Turn Directions
You are required to use our custom cue sheets provided below; turn-by-turn GPX/TCX instructions on a GPS bike computer are highly recommended. The course will ONLY be signed at two-tracks, snowmobile trails, etc. where some added clarity might be needed. Signs may fall down, get stolen or be reversed out of spite so it’s best to trust GPS files and cue sheets. If you want turn-by-turn directions, your best bet is a Garmin Edge, Wahoo Element or other bike computer that provides that from a TCX or FIT file.

GPX, TCX, FIT Route Files

• Ride with GPS (updated 10/19/22): Sign up or sign in to Ride with GPS. Click on “View Full Version” in map below, click Send to Device, select your bike computer.
• Strava (updated 10/19/22): Sign up/in and download GPX and TCX files here. You must be signed in to Strava to download files (ignore route creation date). GPX import instructions. Ignore route creation date and elevation.
• Popular bike computer instructions: Wahoo Garmin
• You may need to download the file to your desktop/laptop, connect your phone via USB, and then move GPX or TCX to bike computer (e.g., into New Files folder in Garmin).

GPX is a basic GPS track, compatible with most GPS devices.
TCX is a GPS track with turn-by-turn directions, compatible with newer GPS devices.
FIT is the best format for turn-by-turn directions on modern Garmin Edge Devices (available via Ride with GPS).

Cue Sheets
Coast Loop 100 cue sheets (link to come).

Quarter page. Custom made – street names will match street signs. Distances to turn calculated with Garmin. Other bike computers should be similar. Do NOT use embedded cue sheets in Ride with GPS or Strava.

Course Maps
Strava: See GPX/TCX link above.