2.8 miles
Distance
529 ft
Climb
-529 ft
Descent
00:23:07
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A Loop Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Highland Recreation Area
    Highland, Michigan
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    One Direction
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #6081 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #14176 in Trail Running
    • #81637 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking

3.8 Miles: Hilly, many short steep climbs and drops.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for A Loop mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude min
    982 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,061 ft
  • Altitude start
    991 ft
  • Altitude end
    991 ft
  • Grade max
    -22.082%
  • Grade min
    27.384%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    1,761 ft
  • Avg time
    00:23:07
  • Avg reverse time
    00:33:15
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      A Loop Trail Reports

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      Oct 29, 2023 @ 4:00pm
      Oct 29, 2023
      		 Lots of leaves on the trail as of Oct 29 2023.
      Oct 15, 2023 @ 6:51am
      Oct 15, 2023
      Aug 27, 2023 @ 1:32pm
      Aug 27, 2023
      		 Great trail perfect conditions!
      Aug 13, 2023 @ 4:43am
      Aug 13, 2023
      Jan 6, 2023 @ 4:40pm
      Jan 6, 2023
      		A light dusting of snow.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 4 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 236 rides
      • 19 miles avg distance
      All
      • 2,363 rides
      • Last: Sep 2, 2023

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      Routes with this trail

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      Highland Hard Route13 miles
      Highland Intermediate Route8 miles

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