Healthy Dearborn Family Bike Ride Back for Another Spin

DEARBORN, MI — Last year's inaugural Healthy Dearborn Family Bike Ride was such a hit that it's being brought back for a second spin on Oct. 8.

The 6.5-mile ride will start at and return to Ford Field Park, 500 Monroe St., Dearborn. Registration starts at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, and the ride will begin at 10 a.m.

Police will assist with traffic, and all ages and abilities of bikers are welcome. The leisurely ride is meant for family fun and will wend from the park to Oakwood Boulevard, down past Rotunda to the Snow Woods neighborhood, and across there to Outer Drive before ambling back to Ford Field Park.

Snacks and safe biking information will be available before the ride at the North Shelter at the Ford Field Park. Children age 12 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Helmets are required. A liability waiver also needs to be signed and can be downloaded in advance here.

Healthy Dearborn is an initiative that encourages healthy eating and active lifestyles at work, school and across the community. The program is a joint venture between Beaumont Health, the City of Dearborn and Dearborn Public Schools.

Dearborn held its first Healthy Dearborn Family Bike ride in October 2015, which despite the chilly day, attracted about 60 riders. Another Healthy Dearborn family ride was held during the Homecoming Festival in August and brought out more than 100 riders.

For more information about the ride, call 313-943-2285 or click here.

Photo via city of Dearborn