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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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  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
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The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
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Trail Difficulties
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  • Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status
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  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
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  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
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  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
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  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
      In southwestern Michigan, 30 miles from Grand Rapids, you'll find 13 miles of trail for mountain biking; parts of the hilly, wooded route are shared with hikers. If you take the first shortcut for a 5 mile ride you will avoid most of the most challenging part of the trail. It is a very wooded area and full of ravines. A lot of the trail rides along the peaks of the ravines and a crash could end up in a long fall. If you finish the trail you will feel like you have made quite an accomplishment and if you are unexperienced you should be able to tackle most trails in Michigan.
      Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
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      Activities
      Region Status
      Open as of Oct 12, 2019 ago
      Local Trail Association
      local trail association
      WMMBA       (wmmba.org)
      local trail association
      YSTRA (ystra.org)

      Stats

      Avg Trail Rating
      Global Ranking
      #2,894
      State Ranking
      #43
      Trails (view details)
      17
      Trails Mountain Bike
      11
      Trails Hike
      17
      Trails Trail Running
      17
      Trails Horse
      6
      Total Distance
      40 miles
      Total Descent
      6,499 ft
      Total Vertical
      385 ft
      Highest Trailhead
      1,148 ft
      Reports
      129
      Photos
      20
      Ridden Counter
      890

      Popular Yankee Springs State Recreation Area Trails

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      Yankee Loop
      Connector
      Connector
      Graves Hill Trail
      Unknown Trail
      Deep Lake Fat Bike Loop w
      Access Trail
      North Country Trail
      Unknown Trail (No Bikes)
      South Norris Road
      Unknown Trail (No Bikes)

      Mountain Bike Routes

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      Yankee Springs
      		9 miles

      Recent Ridelog Activity in Region

      Today
      • 0 rides
      • 0 ft avg distance
      Yesterday
      • 3 rides
      • 22 miles avg distance
      Past Week
      • 20 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance

      Photos of Yankee Springs State Recreation Area Mountain Bike

      trail: Yankee Loop
      19 |
      Jun 11, 2019 @ 5:28am
      Jun 11, 2019
      trail: Yankee Loop
      9 |
      Jun 10, 2019 @ 11:30am
      Jun 10, 2019
      trail: Yankee Loop
      22 |
      May 3, 2019 @ 11:17am
      May 3, 2019
      trail: Yankee Loop
      41 |
      Oct 14, 2018 @ 5:57am
      Oct 14, 2018

      Recent Trail Reports

      statustraildateconditionuserinfo
      Yankee Loop
      Oct 12, 2019 @ 11:44am
      Oct 12, 2019
      		 Variablerickplite REPORTER Great conditions, small amount of greasy...
      Connector
      Aug 30, 2019 @ 11:39am
      Aug 30, 2019
      		 Dryngelderloos
      Connector
      Aug 30, 2019 @ 11:39am
      Aug 30, 2019
      		 Dryngelderloos
      Graves Hill Trail
      Jun 3, 2019 @ 6:46am
      Jun 3, 2019
      		 Variablerickplite REPORTER Open for riding, ride straight through...
      South Norris Road
      Jun 3, 2019 @ 6:46am
      Jun 3, 2019
      		 Variablerickplite REPORTER Open for riding, ride straight through...
      Unknown Trail
      Jun 3, 2019 @ 6:46am
      Jun 3, 2019
      		 Variablerickplite REPORTER Open for riding, ride straight through...
      Access Trail
      Jun 3, 2019 @ 6:46am
      Jun 3, 2019
      		 Variablerickplite REPORTER Open for riding, ride straight through...
      North Country Trail
      Feb 25, 2018 @ 2:25pm
      Feb 25, 2018
      		 Variablerickplite REPORTER
      Deep Lake Fat Bike Loop w
      Oct 28, 2017 @ 6:19am
      Oct 28, 2017
      		 VariableJared13

      Activity Feed

      usernameactiontypetitledate
      user #1188148rickpliteaddreportYankee Loop
      Oct 12, 2019 @ 2:13pm
      Oct 12, 2019
      user #1750033pjproven28wishlisttrailYankee Loop
      Sep 14, 2019 @ 12:34pm
      Sep 14, 2019
      user #1927116BouchewishlisttrailYankee Loop
      Sep 13, 2019 @ 5:10pm
      Sep 13, 2019
      user #1927116BoucheriddentrailYankee Loop
      Sep 13, 2019 @ 5:10pm
      Sep 13, 2019
      user #1529720tywaxwishlisttrailYankee Loop
      Sep 6, 2019 @ 7:22pm
      Sep 6, 2019

      Recent Comments

      usernametypetitlecommentdate
      user #1753879Cochraer28reportYankee Loop3 or 4 muddy spots, sand nice and firm
      Apr 16, 2019 @ 6:58pm
      Apr 16, 2019

      Nearby Areas

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      Wildwood Trails Park 46.7 km
      Hammond Hill 109 km
      Maple Hill Trail 1 420.6 km
      Ken-O-Sha Park 3 321.4 km
      Indian Trails Golf Course 121.6 km
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