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SaveThe Downerville State Forest Trail System was officially opened in the summer of 2014. It has approximately 12 miles of single track cross country style riding with a few sustained downhill sections on most of the trails. "Slingshot" is a one-way flow trail with 10 turns, that starts at the top of Nicky's Loop and winds all the way down to the river trail. A drop of approximately 200 ft.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country

Access Info:
The Kiosk at the end of the DEC access road
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
20 trails
- Hike
19 trails
- Trail Running
19 trails
Region Details
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- 4
- 10
- 4
Region Status
Open as of Aug 5, 2021Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 20
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 21
- Trails Hike
- 19
- Trails Trail Running
- 19
- Total Distance
- 15 miles
- Total Descent
- 3,058 ft
- Total Vertical
- 367 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,009 ft
- Reports
- 72
- Photos
- 7
- Ridden Counter
- 375
Popular Downerville State Forest Mountain Biking Trails
Downerville State Forest Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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The New and Improved Downerville Special | 6 miles | |
Jim's Downerville Favorite | 3 miles | |
A little bit of Downerville | 6 miles | |
Big Loop At Dville With Shortcut From Rd. | 4 miles |
Photos of Downerville State Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Grandma's Descent
121 |
May 21, 2020 @ 6:14am
May 21, 2020
trail: Slingshot
90 |
Apr 9, 2020 @ 6:15am
Apr 9, 2020
trail: Milo's Loop
135 |
Sep 12, 2019 @ 11:58am
Sep 12, 2019
trail: River Trail
153 |
Sep 22, 2018 @ 11:19am
Sep 22, 2018Videos of Downerville State Forest Mountain Bike

trail: Slingshot
0:49 |
315 |
Apr 24, 2016
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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River Trail | Aug 5, 2021 @ 8:04pm Aug 5, 2021 | Ideal | tpenguin | ||
Juniper | Aug 5, 2021 @ 10:29am Aug 5, 2021 | Ideal | tpenguin | ||
Berm Central | Aug 5, 2021 @ 10:29am Aug 5, 2021 | Ideal | tpenguin | ||
Nicky's Loop | Aug 5, 2021 @ 10:29am Aug 5, 2021 | Ideal | tpenguin | ||
Upper Trail Access | Aug 5, 2021 @ 10:29am Aug 5, 2021 | Ideal | tpenguin | ||
Milo's Loop | Jun 12, 2021 @ 10:55am Jun 12, 2021 | Dry | schofell84 SLMBA | ||
Slingshot | May 2, 2021 @ 11:54am May 2, 2021 | Ideal | skisean140 Dublin School | ||
Drop Down 1 | May 2, 2021 @ 11:54am May 2, 2021 | Variable | skisean140 Dublin School | ||
Drop Down 2 | May 2, 2021 @ 11:54am May 2, 2021 | Wet | skisean140 Dublin School | ||
Grandma's Descent | May 2, 2021 @ 11:54am May 2, 2021 | Variable | skisean140 Dublin School |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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kevinschutt | wishlist | region | Downerville State Forest | Jul 5, 2023 @ 12:20pm Jul 5, 2023 |
MegalodonMatt | vote | trail | River Trail | Jun 21, 2023 @ 12:20pm Jun 21, 2023 |
PATRICKoEO7Nw | wishlist | region | Downerville State Forest | May 28, 2023 @ 4:45pm May 28, 2023 |
bigwookie | wishlist | region | Downerville State Forest | Apr 8, 2023 @ 6:25pm Apr 8, 2023 |
chadbeach | wishlist | region | Downerville State Forest | Feb 27, 2023 @ 11:40am Feb 27, 2023 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Multiple trees down blocking trail between... | Aug 5, 2021 @ 8:02pm Aug 5, 2021 | ||
trail | Lots of random 90 degree corners you have to... | May 2, 2021 @ 6:39pm May 2, 2021 | ||
trail | ,,,, 5 5 x x 5 55 33,, ,,,,,, ... | May 26, 2019 @ 8:59am May 26, 2019 | ||
report | × | May 26, 2019 @ 8:31am May 26, 2019 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Lenny Road Trails | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 12.2 km |
High Flats State Forest (7 Springs) | 2 | 10 | 8 | 14.5 km | |
Clarkson Trails | 5 | 6 | 16.5 km | ||
James F. Dubuar Memorial Forest | 22 | 20.4 km | |||
Cranberry Lake Wild Forest | 1 | 3 | 20.8 km |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 20 | 15 miles | 3,058 ft | 7 miles | 367 ft | #5,749 | #2,508 | 8 | 71 | 4 | 186 | |
Hike | 19 | 15 miles | 2,982 ft | 7 miles | 367 ft | #5,192 | #2,493 | 71 | 4 | |||
Trail Running | 19 | 15 miles | 2,982 ft | 7 miles | 367 ft | #5,193 | #2,493 | 71 |
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