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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
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- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
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Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
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- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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Trail Popularity ?
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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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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
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SaveExceptional, professional built single-track considered by rider consensus to be the best mountain biking trail system in Lower Michigan. The cutting-edge, sustainable trail is open to mountain bikers, trail runners, hikers and cross-country skiers and has been made possible by a partnership between the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the Potawatomi Mountain Biking Association and a $255,000 grant from the DTE Energy Foundation. The nonmotorized, single-track trail is currently 22 miles long, consisting of four nested loops over classic glacial moraine “kettle and kame” geography. Known as "flow trail," the surface of the trail is mechanically cut to create highly structured grades and out slopes, which are low-maintenance and sustainable.
The Green Lake loop is 5.25 mi. It is very flowy with many small hills and a few small jumps. There are a couple small features (with bypasses), including log steps over a log, and a rock jump.
The 4.75 mi Big Kame loop is more technical with two large rock gardens and many small to large jumps. It has several small hills and one very large one with big jumps.
The Winn Loop is 8 miles long. It has many large berms and big hills. There are many jumps some of which look like they came straight from a downhill park. Also, there are quite a few rock jumps and some skinnies of varying lengths. The Winn Loop has beautiful lakeside views of the Winnewana Impoundment.
The newest loop is the 4.0 mile Sugar Loop. The most technical of the four loops, over 25 tons of quarried rock was brought in to structure many features, including “Natural Selection”, a three-line structured rock feature, “Big Rock Candy Mountain”, a large armored berm switching up and down Sugarloaf Hill, “Pop Rocks”, a series of rock “diving board” jumps/drops, and “The Upside Down”, a winding bermed descent/climb with optional jumps.
All trail loops are directional based on day of the week. On Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays bikes travel clockwise on all loops, with foot traffic going counterclockwise. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, these directions are reversed for the respective users. In winter, parts of the trail system are groomed for “floatation use only” – fat tires, xc skis or snowshoes. Check the Facebook page for latest updates.
The Green Lake loop is 5.25 mi. It is very flowy with many small hills and a few small jumps. There are a couple small features (with bypasses), including log steps over a log, and a rock jump.
The 4.75 mi Big Kame loop is more technical with two large rock gardens and many small to large jumps. It has several small hills and one very large one with big jumps.
The Winn Loop is 8 miles long. It has many large berms and big hills. There are many jumps some of which look like they came straight from a downhill park. Also, there are quite a few rock jumps and some skinnies of varying lengths. The Winn Loop has beautiful lakeside views of the Winnewana Impoundment.
The newest loop is the 4.0 mile Sugar Loop. The most technical of the four loops, over 25 tons of quarried rock was brought in to structure many features, including “Natural Selection”, a three-line structured rock feature, “Big Rock Candy Mountain”, a large armored berm switching up and down Sugarloaf Hill, “Pop Rocks”, a series of rock “diving board” jumps/drops, and “The Upside Down”, a winding bermed descent/climb with optional jumps.
All trail loops are directional based on day of the week. On Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays bikes travel clockwise on all loops, with foot traffic going counterclockwise. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, these directions are reversed for the respective users. In winter, parts of the trail system are groomed for “floatation use only” – fat tires, xc skis or snowshoes. Check the Facebook page for latest updates.

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- Mountain Bike
4 trails
- Horse
0 trails
- Hike
4 trails
- Trail Running
4 trails
Region Details
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- 1
Region Status
Open as of Dec 20, 2022Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 4
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 4
- Trails Hike
- 4
- Trails Trail Running
- 4
- Total Distance
- 20 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,094 ft
- Total Vertical
- 154 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,100 ft
- Reports
- 294
- Photos
- 68
- Ridden Counter
- 2,592
Popular DTE Energy Foundation Trail Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Big Kame Loop | |||
Green Lake Loop | |||
Winn Loop | |||
Sugar Loop | |||
Stockbridge Chelsea B2B | |||
Sugar Loop Emergency Access |
Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Downcountry Enduro - Winn Loop 3 & 4 | 8 miles | |
Downcountry Enduro - Sugar Loop - 5 & 6 | 3 miles | |
Downcountry Enduro - Big Kame - Stages 1 & 2 | 4 miles | |
Downcountry Enduro Stage 5 race | 2,254 ft | |
race | 2,710 ft | |
race | 1,795 ft | |
race | 2,746 ft |
Photos of DTE Energy Foundation Trail Mountain Bike
trail: Big Kame Loop
380 |
Apr 14, 2021 @ 10:24am
Apr 14, 2021
trail: Sugar Loop
434 |
Apr 3, 2021 @ 6:25pm
Apr 3, 2021
trail: Sugar Loop
492 |
Apr 3, 2021 @ 6:25pm
Apr 3, 2021
trail: Green Lake Loop
341 | | 1 comments
Nov 9, 2020 @ 8:07pm
Nov 9, 2020
trail: Green Lake Loop
288 | | 1 comments
Nov 9, 2020 @ 8:07pm
Nov 9, 2020
trail: Cassidy Parking Lot Access
100 |
Nov 9, 2020 @ 7:53pm
Nov 9, 2020
trail: Green Lake Loop
300 |
Nov 9, 2020 @ 7:50pm
Nov 9, 2020Videos of DTE Energy Foundation Trail Mountain Bike

trail: Big Kame Loop
127 |
Jul 10, 2021

trail: Sugar Loop
0:06 |
409 |
Jul 27, 2020
youtuber

trail: Sugar Loop
4:03 |
85 |
Sep 9, 2022 , Chelsea

trail: Winn Loop
8:36 |
97 |
Jul 30, 2022 , Chelsea

trail: Big Kame Loop
8:54 |
228 |
Aug 23, 2021 , Chelsea

trail: Green Lake Loop
11:41 |
311 |
Jul 13, 2021 , Chelsea
youtuber

trail: Sugar Loop
2:12 |
373 |
Apr 30, 2021 , Chelsea
youtuber

1:33:52 |
128 |
Apr 18, 2021
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Big Kame Emergency Access | Jan 28, 2023 @ 3:11am Jan 28, 2023 | Snow Groomed | Getrad68 | ||
Winn Loop | Dec 20, 2022 @ 8:31am Dec 20, 2022 | Ideal | engl | ||
Big Kame Loop | Dec 20, 2022 @ 8:31am Dec 20, 2022 | Ideal | engl | ||
Green Lake Loop | Dec 20, 2022 @ 8:30am Dec 20, 2022 | Ideal | engl | ||
Sugar Loop | Dec 20, 2022 @ 8:30am Dec 20, 2022 | Ideal | engl | ||
Cassidy Parking Lot Access | Sep 14, 2022 @ 9:32am Sep 14, 2022 | Dry | lorenk3 MCMBA | ||
Green Lake Loop Emergency Access | Jul 29, 2022 @ 8:03am Jul 29, 2022 | Very Dry | Creaume20 | ||
Green Lake Loop Emergency Access | Oct 25, 2020 @ 9:11am Oct 25, 2020 | Ideal | ajreed PotoMBA | ||
Green Lake M52 Access | Oct 25, 2020 @ 9:11am Oct 25, 2020 | Ideal | ajreed PotoMBA | ||
Sugar Loop Access Path | Oct 25, 2020 @ 9:11am Oct 25, 2020 | Ideal | ajreed PotoMBA |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | Getrad68 | add | report | Big Kame Emergency Access | Jan 28, 2023 @ 4:02pm Jan 28, 2023 |
![]() | nordicnoel | wishlist | region | DTE Energy Foundation Trail | Jan 18, 2023 @ 9:36am Jan 18, 2023 |
![]() | nordicnoel | wishlist | region | DTE Energy Foundation Trail | Jan 16, 2023 @ 9:43am Jan 16, 2023 |
![]() | aajim | wishlist | route | Downcountry Enduro - Sugar Loop - 5 & 6 and 2 more | Jan 9, 2023 @ 8:02pm Jan 9, 2023 |
![]() | aajim | wishlist | trail | Green Lake Loop | Jan 9, 2023 @ 6:04pm Jan 9, 2023 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | Awesome beginners trail. If you are looking... | Aug 9, 2022 @ 2:27pm Aug 9, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Should be labeled black with blue options .... | Aug 9, 2022 @ 2:25pm Aug 9, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Edit - clockwise not counter | Aug 9, 2022 @ 2:23pm Aug 9, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Skip on Sunday Monday wendsday Friday . Not... | Aug 9, 2022 @ 2:22pm Aug 9, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Super fun trail but my lord the deer and... | Jul 4, 2022 @ 6:33pm Jul 4, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Grass Lake Park | 2 | 3 | 8.5 km | ||
Pinckney Recreation Area | 2 | 2 | 8.7 km | ||
Sharon Mills | 2 | 11 km | |||
Brighton Recreation Area | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17.8 km | |
Ella Sharp | 8 | 7 | 18.1 km |
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 | 4 | 20 miles | 2,093 ft | 8 miles | 154 ft | #988 | #524 | 68 | 294 | 7 | 5,100 | |
Hike | 4 | 20 miles | 2,093 ft | 8 miles | 154 ft | #723 | #452 | 294 | 12 | |||
Trail Running | 4 | 20 miles | 2,093 ft | 8 miles | 154 ft | #723 | #446 | 294 | 17 |
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