10/16/2025
REVISION: I found out that the Flushing river trail is closed this weekend for the community's annual Trail of Terror event, so the route has been revised to used city streets instead to go north on McKinley Road.
The "C-Group" has been doing an annual orchard ride in the Flushing area each year. For this year, we have a route planned that takes us to 4 locations on mixed surfaces, starting from Bueche's Food World on Main St. in Flushing out to Flushing Farms, then Montrose Orchards, then south to Koan and Al-Mar Orchards. The roads will be paved and gravel, so a gravel or hybrid bike would be recommended. We are planning to do the ride this Saturday, but if rain comes sooner than predicted, we'll target the following Saturday as a secondary option. As long as you can use the RWGPS route, you can ride with the group or at your own pace. I anticipate an average pace of 13-15 for the group.
DATE: Saturday, October 18 (Rain-out alternate date: October 25)
START TIME: 9:00 am
START LOCATION: Bueche's Food World, 300 W. Main St., Flushing, MI. 48433
PACE: 13-15 mph (or your own pace)
DISTANCE: 33.7 miles (Note: If you know the area, you can cut your ride short by skipping the last two orchards and returning to Bueche's after leaving Montrose.)
RWGPS ROUTE MAP:
Bike ride on paved trail and both paved and gravel roads to stop at four orchards - Flushing Farms, Montrose Orchard, Koan Orchard and Al-Mar Orchard. - 33.7 mi, +452 ft. Bike ride in Flushing, MI
