At Bittersweet, the nearest place to stay we found is 5.1 mi from a lift as the crow flies. The closest we found is Holiday Inn Express & Suites Plainwell, 5.1 mi from Creeping Myrtle Lift as the crow flies.
In summer Bittersweet has Pine Creek Impoundment 1.6 miles from the main base.
- 6lifts on the map
- 15mapped runs
- 310 ftvertical, lowest lift to top
- 1,020 fthighest point mapped
- 1.6 mito the nearest named lake
Places to stay, closest first
Condo complexes and rental homes are often missing from the open data we measure, so the real number near the lifts is usually higher. The mountain's own lodging pages list them.
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2 places to stay
- 5.1mi to a lift5.1mi to a lift
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Plainwell
Hotel · 371 12th Street Parcel A, Plainwell, MI- To Creeping Myrtle Lift: 5.1 mi as the crow flies
- To Creeping Myrtle Lift: 5.1 mi as the crow flies
Food: McDonald's, 0.2 mi · Groceries: Meijer, 0.4 mi · Pharmacy: Meijer Pharmacy, 0.3 mi
- 5.5mi to a lift5.5mi to a lift
Comfort Inn
Hotel · 622 Allegan Street, Plainwell, MI- To Creeping Myrtle Lift: 5.5 mi as the crow flies
- To Creeping Myrtle Lift: 5.5 mi as the crow flies
Food: Taqueria San Francisco, 260 ft · Groceries: Harding's Market, 0.2 mi
Summer at Bittersweet
Read from OpenStreetMap; distances are straight-line from the main base. What runs in summer, and when, is up to the mountain: check its own calendar.
- Lakes nearbyPine Creek Impoundment (1.6 mi), Hodge Lake (3.1 mi), Osgood Lake (3.5 mi)
The mountain in winter
Counts come from the map, which can lag behind a new lift or a renamed run.
- Runs by difficulty on the map5 easier, 7 more difficult, 3 most difficult
Other mountains close by
Good to know
How many places to stay are within walking distance of the lifts at Bittersweet?
We measured 2 places to stay around Bittersweet in open map data. None has a walk to a lift we can vouch for; the nearest is 5.1 mi from a lift as the crow flies.
Is Bittersweet worth a summer trip?
The map shows Pine Creek Impoundment 1.6 miles from the main base. Lift-served biking and summer rides depend on the operator's season, so check its site for dates.
How high does Bittersweet go?
The highest point on our map is about 1,020 feet, and the lowest lift starts near 710 feet, a drop of about 310 feet. Elevations come from the map's terrain model, so treat them as close, not exact.
How do you work out the minutes?
Along a mapped walking route from each place to stay to the bottom station of the nearest chairlift, gondola or tram you can walk to, at an easy pace. Where the map has no route we give the distance as the crow flies instead of minutes. How we measure.