The Betsie Valley Trail is 22 miles long and extends from Frankfort through Elberta and Beulah to Thompsonville in Benzie County Michigan.
The Trail is popular for bicycle and pedestrian use.
Dogs are permitted on most parts of the Trail as long as they are on a leash and under control. Dogs are not permitted on the portion of the Trail between Mollineaux Road and Beulah.
After several years of work applying for grants and raising funds, we can finally say that we are in the process of paving from Beulah to Thompsonville. The first mile will be complete in the coming days! Stay tuned for a ribbon-cutting announcement.
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We had a great turnout for today’s cleanup along Crystal Lake. Thank you to all the great volunteers who are dedicated to our vision of creating a world-class trail in Benzie County that connects active and healthy communities. We could not maintain the trail, keeping it safe and beautiful for all to enjoy, without your help.
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A big thank you to Trevor Tkach, CDME, CFEE of Traverse City Tourism for accepting the Pure Michigan award on our behalf!
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You can help make the Betsie Valley Trail beautiful, safe, and accessible for all by joining us for our spring clean-up day this Saturday April 26th from 9:00 till Noon.
The plan is to work on the limestone section along Crystal Lake that gets beaten up by snow plows. Even if you’ve never volunteered on the Trail Crew in the past, we’d love to have you join us! We’re planning to meet up at the Beulah Park Pavilion at 9:00 AM. We’ll have coffee and donuts available and you’ll have a chance to mingle and ask questions about future plans for the trail. We’ll head out around 9:30. Trail Care Coordinator, Charlie Gregory will have a list of what needs to be done and where.
If you plan to come, please let Charlie know by emailing him at bvtcare@gmail.com.
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Team Elmers | North Michigan Concrete Asphalt Excavation Crane & Rigging is making great progress on the paving of one mile out of Beulah to Case Road. A gravel bed is planning to be laid this week and they hope to wrap up the paving by the end of next week. Stay tuned for a ribbon-cutting ceremony! 📸 The Brew Crew
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Over a period of 8 days a great crew of volunteers cut back brush along the trail from Frankfort to Beulah, an exhausting yet beautiful 11 mile stretch. In addition to cutting back at least 2′ from the trail, the volunteers racked and removed the brush. Bridges were cleared. overhead… Read More »
During our planning meeting this past spring, the Friends decided to prioritize and address the degradation of the Trail along Crystal Lake, specifically, the section between County Farm and Mollineaux Roads. At the time, we did not anticipate the rash of accidents, including some needing medical treatment, that would occur… Read More »
On what turned out to be a beautiful day to be out on the trail, 141 participants in this year’s Brew-to-Brew Trail Day helped the Friends easily surpassed their fundraising goal for the event. With the generous participation again this year from Stormcloud Brewing Company and Five Shores Brewing, registrants… Read More »
