New Bike Park in Hancock

The Hancock Trails Club (HTC) is creating a new bike park and bike trailhead at the Hancock Recreation Area and connecting to the Maasto Hiihto and Churning Rapids trail system. This effort will be fulfilled through the anticipated success of a crowdfunding campaign that the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and HTC announced today, which is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity.  

If the campaign reaches its crowdfunding goal of $50,000 by August 6^th, the project will win a matching grant with funds made possible by MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places (PSCP) program. For project details and to donate, please visit: patronicity.com/hancock. The campaign has already attracted support from the City of Hancock and Visit Keweenaw.

“This new bike park and trailhead will make great public use of a vacant but well-situated parcel,” said MEDC Regional Prosperity Managing Director Paula Holtz. “We are pleased to support and provide resources for this effort through our Public Spaces Community Places program.” 

The bike park will transform the long-vacant “old sledding hill” parcel on M203, which has always been referred to as the Grill House Trailhead by locals, referring to the nearby closed North Shore Grill N Pub. Most community members and visitors are hardly aware of its existence and its proximity to the Creekside Trail, which follows the winding Swedetown Creek for more than a mile. Bringing new life to this empty City of Hancock land will enhance both local and visitor outdoor recreation experiences and make great use of a currently underutilized public space. 

The bike park and trailhead will connect to the Maasto Hiihto Trail System, which is a multi-use, silent sport recreation area that features the area’s premier natural asset.

Posted on July 8, 2025 in Trail News.