Riding DALMAC

Welcome to DALMAC 2026. We have a great tour planned for you. We are again offering the gravel route for 2026 with the same enhanced rider supports as last year. The overnight stops will be the same as the 5 Day East route. The East route provides you with the greatest flexibility to pick and choose your experience. You can spend a day on gravel, then ride the paved route the next day? How about riding a day on the trail? You get to decide. The 4 and 5 Day West routes also offer alternative paved routes to customize your riding enjoyment. Whether you enjoy the challenge of riding the Wall, or riding a century everyday, you are in charge!

All routes include the following as part of the tour:

• Free parking at the starting point for each of the routes
• Free parking in Mackinaw City if you want to position a vehicle at the end of the tour
• On road assistance from SAG vehicles if you need it, including air pumps and water
• Dinner at each overnight and breakfast the next morning
• Transportation of your luggage and camping gear to each overnight stop
• Access to camping, restrooms, and showers at each overnight location
• Reserved camping location for CPAP users (bring your own cord)
• Bicycle mechanics along the routes and in camp each night
• Device charging stations at each overnight stop
• Nightly rider meeting
• E-bike charging stations at camp each night
• Community rest stops for food and refreshments
• Transportation of your bicycle from Mackinaw City to the starting point of your route
• Photographer in Mackinaw City to take your picture with the Mackinaw Bridge in the background and free downloads of the photos
• Bus transportation from Mackinaw City to the starting point of your route (optional – extra fee for this service)
• Camping service provided by Padre’s Cycle Inn (optional – extra fee for this service) learn more at https://padrescycleinn.com/pages/dalmac

We are very excited to have Alma College as an overnight facility. Camping will be adjacent to the College’s new athletic facility with plenty of space for tents and private SAG parking. The Dining Hall’s food stations offer an amazing variety of options, including an all allergy free station. We will be joining Alma College students in the campus dining facility for dinner and breakfast.

All the same great stops, all the services we provide, and all the fun with new and old friends for a very reasonable price. The proceeds from DALMAC are donated to the DALMAC Fund, Inc. to provide bicycle related grants throughout Michigan. Take a look at the DALMAC Fund page on this site to see the great work that the DALMAC fund does.

Have questions? Please send and email to director@dalmac.org and I will respond as quickly as possible.

Carl Calille, DALMAC Director

Learn about DALMAC

Click this link DALMAC Webinar Series to sign up for the 2026 DALMAC webinar series where we will discuss everything you need to know to have a great time on the tour

Please take time to read the DALMAC Handbook. This information is super important to know as you prepare for and ride the DALMAC

DALMAC Uses Ride with GPS.

DALMAC is using a RideWithGPS Experience. This allows riders to have navigation on their phone even if they don’t have a RideWithGPS account. Riders can download routes from it for use on their GPS. It also has information like SAG and other phone numbers, meal times, bus and bike loading times, repair truck stop locations, and PSM locations. This is good to have on your phone even if you are not using it for navigation for all the information plus it gives you a backup.