Okemos - East Lansing - Downtown Lansing (Northern Route)
From Okemos
1. Take Hamilton Road northwest to Grand River.
2. Turn left onto Grand River, take west to Park Lake Road. (there is a widened sidewalk on Grand
River that you can ride on, so you don't have to ride on the road).
3. Turn right onto Park Lake Road, take north to Mansfield Drive.
4. Turn left onto Mansfield Drive, take northwest to Wardcliff Drive.
5. Turn right onto Wardcliff Drive, take north to Cahill Drive.
6. Turn left onto Cahill Drive, take west to Hagadorn.
7. Cross Hagadorn (carefully), turn right, and get to Albert St.
8. Turn left onto Albert St, take west to Abbott.
Congratulations! You are in East Lansing!
To continue onto campus:
9. Turn left onto Abbott Road, take south to Circle Drive West.
To continue into downtown Lansing:
Click here for a close up map for the Abbott - Kalamazoo transfer.
10. Turn right onto Circle Drive West, follow the curve, jog left onto Circle Drive East, and then
quickly turn right to get onto Kalamazoo St.
11. Turn right onto Kalamazoo (runs along River Trail until Clippert, then turns into bike lane from
Clippert to Grand). Take Kalamazoo west, all the way to Washington Ave.
12. Right onto Washington. Congratulations! You are downtown!!
13. If you wish to take advantage of:
- group bike-parking
- coffee & refreshments
- free shower usage
- additional info on Smart Commute activities, such as scenic jogging routes, festival info, and more,
proceed north on Washington to the check-in point at Washington to 119 N. Washington Square,
corner of Washington and Ottawa.
For directions to get back to Okemos from downtown Lansing or East Lansing on this
route click here.