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Activity Recordings
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- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
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Save20 miles northwest of Ann Arbor, you'll find three trails: the 17-mile Potawatomi Trail, the 5.1-mile Crooked Lake Trail and the 1.9-mile Silver Lake Trail. The routes are shared with hikers. If you double the length of Pontiac Lake and replace the rocks with roots, you have Poto. Trails from 1.9 to 17.5 miles round trip.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country

Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
4 trails
- Horse
74 trails
- Hike
78 trails
- Trail Running
78 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 78
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 4
- Trails Horse
- 74
- Trails Hike
- 78
- Trails Trail Running
- 78
- Total Distance
- 74 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,649 ft
- Total Vertical
- 135 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,004 ft
- Reports
- 53
- Photos
- 39
- Ridden Counter
- 652
Popular Pinckney Recreation Area Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Potawatomi Trail | |||
Silver Lakes Trail | |||
Crooked Lake Trail | |||
Silver Hill Road |
Pinckney Recreation Area Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Triple Trail Challenge 22' | 46 miles | |
Triple Trail Challenge 2021 (Saturday / CCW) | 49 miles |
Photos of Pinckney Recreation Area Mountain Bike
trail: Potawatomi Trail Shortcut
33 |
Dec 7, 2021 @ 12:40pm
Dec 7, 2021
trail: Potawatomi Trail
213 |
Oct 12, 2020 @ 12:58pm
Oct 12, 2020
trail: Potawatomi Trail
172 |
Oct 12, 2020 @ 12:57pm
Oct 12, 2020
trail: Potawatomi Trail
175 |
Oct 12, 2020 @ 12:57pm
Oct 12, 2020
trail: Potawatomi Trail
151 |
Oct 12, 2020 @ 12:57pm
Oct 12, 2020
trail: Potawatomi Trail
136 |
Aug 7, 2020 @ 11:10am
Aug 7, 2020
trail: Potawatomi Trail
142 |
Aug 7, 2020 @ 11:10am
Aug 7, 2020
trail: Potawatomi Trail
138 |
Aug 7, 2020 @ 11:10am
Aug 7, 2020Videos of Pinckney Recreation Area Mountain Bike

trail: Potawatomi Trail
1:47:08 |
23 |
Dec 28, 2022 , Pinckney

trail: Potawatomi Trail
15:19 |
251 |
Jun 2, 2021 , Pinckney

trail: Potawatomi Trail
4:24 |
289 |
Oct 12, 2020 , Pinckney

trail: Potawatomi Trail
4:52 |
193 |
Sep 27, 2020 , Pinckney

trail: Potawatomi Trail
7:13 |
148 |
Sep 27, 2020 , Pinckney
youtuber

trail: Potawatomi Trail
14:47 |
698 |
Apr 27, 2020 , Pinckney

trail: Potawatomi Trail
18:53 |
360 |
Oct 16, 2019 , Pinckney

trail: Potawatomi Trail
16:18 |
542 |
Sep 17, 2018 , Pinckney
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Potawatomi Trail | Dec 13, 2022 @ 1:39pm Dec 13, 2022 | Ideal | engl |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | nordicnoel | wishlist | region | Pinckney Recreation Area | Jan 16, 2023 @ 9:44am Jan 16, 2023 |
![]() | aidanmazak | wishlist | route | Triple Trail Challenge 22' | Jan 4, 2023 @ 6:51am Jan 4, 2023 |
![]() | aajim | wishlist | route | Triple Trail Challenge 22' | Jan 3, 2023 @ 7:34pm Jan 3, 2023 |
![]() | zephxiii | add | video | Potawatomi - Such a special place! | Dec 28, 2022 @ 6:32am Dec 28, 2022 |
![]() | engl | add | report | Potawatomi Trail | Dec 13, 2022 @ 1:39pm Dec 13, 2022 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | Total climb is around 1500’ for a full loop.... | Dec 13, 2022 @ 1:35pm Dec 13, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Respect for this trail. Agree with above that... | May 2, 2022 @ 5:25pm May 2, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | One of the premier old school trails in the... | Sep 27, 2020 @ 11:35am Sep 27, 2020 | ||
![]() | report | @Spanks2: ahh yeah. The only place that you... | Aug 26, 2020 @ 6:11pm Aug 26, 2020 | ||
![]() | report | Interesting, its listed in Trailforks as a... | Aug 26, 2020 @ 1:52pm Aug 26, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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DTE Energy Foundation Trail | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.7 km | |
Brighton Recreation Area | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9.2 km | |
Island Lake Recreation Area | 5 | 2 | 14.9 km | ||
Olson Park | 4 | 4 | 15.1 km | ||
Ann Arbor Local Loop | 21 | 8 | 1 | 15.1 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 | 1,178 ft | 9 miles | 125 ft | #3,211 | #1,554 | 39 | 53 | 2 | 1,345 | |
Horse | 74 | 54 miles | 1,470 ft | 5 miles | 135 ft | #1,649 | 9 | 12 | ||||
Hike | 78 | 74 miles | 2,648 ft | 13 miles | 135 ft | #2,565 | #1,412 | 53 | 41 | |||
Trail Running | 78 | 74 miles | 2,648 ft | 13 miles | 135 ft | #2,569 | #1,415 | 53 | 61 |
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