If you want to shake up your neighborhood routine, go to a local bike trail. Here is a list of local destinations and bike safety tips from our friends at Children’s Hospital of Michigan.

3 Bike Saftey Tips from Children’s Hostpital of Michigan:

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  • Always wear a helmet (kids AND adults)
  • Make sure your helmet has no cracks (inside or out) and that the pads are still insi
  • Check the expiration date, helmets expire after 5 years

Parker Mill County Park (1 miles) –  Ann Arbor

  • 4650 Geddes Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48107

Island Lake Trail (4 miles) –  Brighton

  • 6301 Kensington Rd, Brighton MI, 48116

Lake Erie Metropark Trail (3 miles) – Brownstown

  • 32481 W. Jefferson, Brownstown MI 48173

Hines Drive (19.5 miles) – Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Westland, Livonia & Northville

  • 33175 Ann Arbor Trail, Westland, MI 48185 (multiple parking lots along route)

Dequindre Cut (2 miles) – Detroit

  • 1799 Wilkins St, Detroit, MI 48207

Detroit Riverwalk (3.5 miles) – Detroit

  • 1801 Atwater St, Detroit, MI 48207

Lake St. Clair Metropark Trail (3 miles) – Harrison Township

  • 31300 Metro Parkway, Harrison Township MI 48045

Kensington Metropark Trail (8.5 miles) – Milford

  • 4570 Huron River Parkway, Milford, MI 48380

Paint Creek Trail (8.9 miles) – Rochester, Rochester Hills, Oakland Township, Orion Township and Lake Orion

  • 4480 Orion Road, Rochester, MI 48306

Oakwoods Metropark Trail (15 miles) – New Boston

  • 32911 Willow Road, New Boston, MI 48164

Polly Ann Trail (14.2 miles) – Orion Township, Oxford Township, the Village of Oxford, Addison Township, & the Village of Leonard

  • 1335 Joslyn Rd, Lake Orion, MI 48360

Clinton River Trail (16 miles) – Rochester Hills, Sylvan Lake, Pontiac, Auburn Hills

  • 786 Orchard Lake Rd, Pontiac, MI 48341

Macomb Orchard Trail (23 miles) – Rochester, Washington, Romeo, Armada & Richmond

  • 52999 Dequindre Rd, Rochester, MI 48307

Stony Creek Metropark Trail (6 miles) – Shelby Township

  • 4300 Main Park Road, Shelby Township, MI 48316

West Bloomfield Trail (7 miles) – West Bloomfield, Orchard Lake, Keego Harbor & Sylvan Lake