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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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The Torn Shirt loop is a little over 5 miles long and is considered an advanced ride. The Murray Lake Trail is between 7 and 9 miles long depending on which loops you ride and is considered a more moderate trail.
google parking directions Access Info:
How to get there from Ann Arbor:
Take US-23 north for 18 miles. Exit at Silver Lake Rd. (Exit 55). Turn left. Take the next left onto Whitmore lake Rd. Take the next right onto Winan’s Lake Rd. This T’s into Hamburg Rd. Take a right. After a short distance take another right to stay on Hamburg Rd. After about 2 miles, turn left onto Bauer Rd (large dirt rd). Turn left at the second intersection, which is Bishop Lake Rd. Take this for one mile and the Bishop Lake Parking lot is on your left. Drive time from Ann Arbor is 30 min.
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US 23 north to Exit 54B. West to Chilson Road (app 5 Miles), north on Chilson 3 * Miles to Park HQ, then east on Bishop Lake Road to the trail head.
How to get there from Flint:
Take US-23 south to I-96 west, exit almost immediately at Spencer Rd. Turn Right on Spencer Rd (West), cross Grand River, and continue west (now called Brighton Rd.) until you get to a strange X-shaped intersection, Chilson Rd. Turn left, go south about 1 mile, then turn left at Bishop lake Road. Continue east about 1 mile, passing the Bishop Lake beach, then turn right at the Bishop Lake parking lot entrance.
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South on US 23 to I-96, west one exit to #147 then follow directions from Detroit.
How to get there from Detroit:
West on I-96 to Exit 147, through Brighton app. 6 miles to Chilson Road, south on Chilson to Park HQ, then east on Bishop Lake Road to the Trail Head.
How to get there from Lansing:
East on I-96 to Exit 137, south on D-19 to Coon Lake Road, East to Chilson Road, south to Park HQ, then east on Bishop Lake Road to the Trail Head.
Take US-23 north for 18 miles. Exit at Silver Lake Rd. (Exit 55). Turn left. Take the next left onto Whitmore lake Rd. Take the next right onto Winan’s Lake Rd. This T’s into Hamburg Rd. Take a right. After a short distance take another right to stay on Hamburg Rd. After about 2 miles, turn left onto Bauer Rd (large dirt rd). Turn left at the second intersection, which is Bishop Lake Rd. Take this for one mile and the Bishop Lake Parking lot is on your left. Drive time from Ann Arbor is 30 min.
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US 23 north to Exit 54B. West to Chilson Road (app 5 Miles), north on Chilson 3 * Miles to Park HQ, then east on Bishop Lake Road to the trail head.
How to get there from Flint:
Take US-23 south to I-96 west, exit almost immediately at Spencer Rd. Turn Right on Spencer Rd (West), cross Grand River, and continue west (now called Brighton Rd.) until you get to a strange X-shaped intersection, Chilson Rd. Turn left, go south about 1 mile, then turn left at Bishop lake Road. Continue east about 1 mile, passing the Bishop Lake beach, then turn right at the Bishop Lake parking lot entrance.
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South on US 23 to I-96, west one exit to #147 then follow directions from Detroit.
How to get there from Detroit:
West on I-96 to Exit 147, through Brighton app. 6 miles to Chilson Road, south on Chilson to Park HQ, then east on Bishop Lake Road to the Trail Head.
How to get there from Lansing:
East on I-96 to Exit 137, south on D-19 to Coon Lake Road, East to Chilson Road, south to Park HQ, then east on Bishop Lake Road to the Trail Head.
Region Details
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Activities
Region Status
Open as of May 21, 2020
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 60
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 13
- Trails E-Bike
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 60
- Trails Trail Running
- 60
- Trails Horse
- 48
- Trails Snowshoe
- 47
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 47
- Total Distance
- 96 miles
- Total Descent
- 4,519 ft
- Total Vertical
- 207 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,078 ft
- Reports
- 100
- Photos
- 35
- Ridden Counter
- 1,884
Popular Brighton Recreation Area Mountain Biking Trails
Brighton Recreation Area Mountain Bike Routes
Recent Ridelog Activity in Region
Today
- 0 rides
- 0 ft avg distance
Yesterday
- 3 rides
- 18 miles avg distance
Past Week
- 27 rides
- 18 miles avg distance
Photos of Brighton Recreation Area Mountain Bike
trail: Torn Shirt Trail
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May 7, 2020 @ 9:09am
May 7, 2020
trail: Torn Shirt Trail
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May 7, 2020 @ 9:08am
May 7, 2020
trail: Torn Shirt Trail
5 |
May 1, 2020 @ 5:41pm
May 1, 2020
trail: Murray Lake Trail (South)
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Jun 8, 2017 @ 4:57pm
Jun 8, 2017Videos of Brighton Recreation Area Mountain Bike
trail: Murray Lake Trail (South)
1:35 |
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Sep 5, 2016
trail: Torn Shirt Trail
9:05 |
85 |
Oct 21, 2019 , Brighton
trail: Murray Lake Trail (South)
1:04 |
100 |
Sep 25, 2019 , Brighton
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trail: Torn Shirt Trail
10:10 |
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Aug 5, 2019 , Brighton
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton Access | May 21, 2020 @ 11:58am May 21, 2020 | Ideal | Skrzyckiski | ||
| Appleton Loop | May 21, 2020 @ 11:58am May 21, 2020 | Ideal | Skrzyckiski | ||
| Appleton Return | May 21, 2020 @ 11:58am May 21, 2020 | Ideal | Skrzyckiski | ||
| Murray Lake Connector | May 21, 2020 @ 11:58am May 21, 2020 | Ideal | Skrzyckiski | ||
| Murray Lake (Inner Loop) | May 21, 2020 @ 11:58am May 21, 2020 | Ideal | Skrzyckiski | ||
| Murray Lake (Upper Loop) | May 21, 2020 @ 11:58am May 21, 2020 | Ideal | Skrzyckiski | ||
| Appleton North | May 19, 2020 @ 3:25pm May 19, 2020 | Variable | Jimrowell | ||
| Torn Shirt Trail | Apr 28, 2020 @ 8:14am Apr 28, 2020 | Ideal | Kwizzle69 | ||
| Murray Lake Trail (Middle) | Apr 26, 2020 @ 11:07am Apr 26, 2020 | Ideal | Ahopkinstxi | ||
| Murray Lake Trail (South) | Apr 26, 2020 @ 11:07am Apr 26, 2020 | Dry | Ahopkinstxi |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Skrzyckiski | add | report | Appleton Access and 5 more | May 21, 2020 @ 5:22pm May 21, 2020 |
 | Jimrowell | add | report | Appleton North | May 20, 2020 @ 7:30am May 20, 2020 |
| Anthnymont | ridden | trail | Torn Shirt Trail | May 17, 2020 @ 7:04pm May 17, 2020 |
 | Jwkozel | wishlist | trail | Torn Shirt Trail | May 13, 2020 @ 9:57am May 13, 2020 |
| wguarino | vote | trail | Torn Shirt Trail | May 12, 2020 @ 1:29pm May 12, 2020 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Tons of loose rock on hills, covered in stuff... | Jul 28, 2019 @ 4:32pm Jul 28, 2019 | ||
| trail | Adjust to 7.6 miles | Aug 24, 2017 @ 1:25pm Aug 24, 2017 | ||
| trail | Its 7.6 miles | May 18, 2017 @ 10:22am May 18, 2017 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island Lake Recreation Area | 5 | 2 | 6.2 km | ||
| Potawatomi Trail System | 2 | 2 | 9.9 km | ||
| Kensington Metropark | 10.1 km | ||||
| Settlers Park | 1 | 2 | 11 km | ||
| Milford Trail | 1 | 12.7 km |
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