SOUTH BEND — Registration is now open for the Sixth Annual Bike the Bend, the South Bend area’s bicycle tour for riders of all ages and skills. The event will be held from 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Sunday, June 14,

The 2015 route leads riders along the St. Joseph River, to parks and the community’s favorite attractions, with frequent snack stops along the way. Bike the Bend is the unique annual opportunity to bike on vehicle-limited city streets, allowing families and friends to pedal side-by-side without worrying about traffic. More than 2,000 riders and volunteers participate in the event each year.

This year’s route includes Historic West Washington Street, the Copshaholm Garden at The History Museum, Oliver Plow Court to the Kroc Community Center and Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium. The route is more than 30 miles round trip, but riders can enter and leave the course as they wish.

The route map and registration is now available online at www.BiketheBend.com. Early bird registration is $20 per person 18 and up if registered by April 30. Kids 17 and under are free with accompanying paid adult.

Walk-in registration fee is $30 per adult and can be purchased Saturday, June 13 at The Kroc Center, 900 W. Western Ave., or at designated stops along the route on Sunday.

Every registered Bike the Bend rider receives admittance to a pancake, sausage and fruit breakfast located on the bike route at The Kroc Center. Other snack stops along the route are located at St. Patrick’s County Park, Indiana University South Bend, Merrifield Park, Central Park, Keller Park, Seitz Park, Healthwin and The History Museum.

This year, Bike the Bend commemorates the 150th anniversary of South Bend’s incorporation as a Celebration Partner of “SB150,” a yearlong, community-wide celebration.

Community sponsors of Bike the Bend include GTA Containers Inc., INOVA Federal Credit Union, Visit South Bend/Mishawaka, Praxair, Beacon Health System, Nyloncraft Inc., BarBici Italian Street Food, Martin’s Super Markets and WSBT-TV 22.

Bike the Bend is presented by The Louise E. Addicott and Georgina Joshi Foundation, and is South Bend’s premier family bike event drawing participants from several states.