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A narrow paved road curves through a forest of yellow and orange autumn trees on the Tunnel of Trees route near Harbor Springs.

Scenic drive · US-31, M-119

M-119 Tunnel of Trees from Harbor Springs to Cross Village

The narrow, winding shoreline stretch of M-119 north of Harbor Springs through Good Hart to Cross Village, a designated scenic byway.

Photo: Aaron Burden, Wikimedia Commons (CC0 1.0)

M-119 leaves US-31 near Bay View, just east of Petoskey, and runs through Harbor Springs. North of town it becomes the Tunnel of Trees, a narrow lakeshore road through Good Hart that ends in the middle of Cross Village. The Tunnel of Trees attraction page covers the road itself, its history and how it is managed.

This is a drive to take slowly. Leave extra time for the curves, for stopping to let oncoming cars pass, and for cyclists. Fall color is the peak season and the most crowded, so a weekday visit is the calmer choice. Check for closures and detours before setting out.

The route

  1. Petoskey
  2. Bay View
  3. Harbor Springs
  4. Good Hart
  5. Cross Village

Map of M-119 Tunnel of Trees from Harbor Springs to Cross Village

5 places on an OpenStreetMap map

Map of M-119 Tunnel of Trees from Harbor Springs to Cross Village. The same places are listed on this page.

Before you go

  • The Petoskey Area Visitors Bureau reports detours due to section closures on the route. Check the route committee's road closure page before you go.
  • The road is narrow and winding with no center line and is hard going for large vehicles. Watch for cyclists, wildlife and oncoming traffic.
  • Fall color weekends are the busiest time. The route committee suggests visiting on less busy days.
  • The Petoskey bureau's version of this drive returns to Harbor Springs as a loop on inland county roads from Cross Village.

Towns along the way

A Petoskey stone among wet beach pebbles at the water's edge

Charlevoix & Petoskey

Petoskey

A walkable bay town for stone hunting, shopping the Gaslight District and riding the Little Traverse Wheelway, with historic Bay View next door.

Aerial view of a sandy beach edged by trees, with clear green water over a shallow lake bottom.

Charlevoix & Petoskey · Small town

Bay View

A Victorian summer community beside Petoskey for history lovers and concertgoers, a National Historic Landmark with music and lectures you can attend.

Orange autumn ferns and green undergrowth around a shallow woodland pool.

Charlevoix & Petoskey

Harbor Springs

For history, harbor views and the Tunnel of Trees: a small town on the north shore of Little Traverse Bay, with two ski areas nearby for winter.

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