4.2 miles
Distance
299 ft
Climb
-292 ft
Descent
00:27:20
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Big Kame Loop Trail

Big Kame Loop Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    DTE Energy Foundation Trail
    Chelsea, Michigan
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump, Rock Garden, Roller Coaster
  • Global Ranking
    #1417 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #44124 in Trail Running
    • #82857 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Michgan DNR

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.

Access Info

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.

Disclaimer

This trail closes during wet/erosive conditions. Check the DTE Facebook page linked below for current conditions.

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More Stats for Big Kame Loop mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    7 ft
  • Altitude min
    955 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,076 ft
  • Altitude start
    997 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,004 ft
  • Grade max
    -19.8%
  • Grade min
    22.6%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 mile
  • Avg time
    00:27:20
  • Avg reverse time
    00:38:42
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Status:
on Dec 20, 2022
Ideal
Avg: 4.8 (17 votes)
Your vote: 0

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Trail Conditions
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  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Big Kame Loop Trail Reports

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 214 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 4,557 rides
      • Last: Aug 13, 2022

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      5 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      Ivy-likes-trees (Feb 28, 2023 at 6:57)
      Great trail
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      Painter43213 (Aug 9, 2022 at 14:23)
      Edit - clockwise not counter
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      • + 0
      Painter43213 (Aug 9, 2022 at 14:22)
      Skip on Sunday Monday wendsday Friday . Not fun counter clockwise . Not really built to ride both directs . Only sugarloop is
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      • + 0
      steelispossiblyreal (Sep 27, 2020 at 11:38)
      In the counterclockwise direction this is one of the most fun downhills in the area. More rocks/roots/technicality than Winn including 3 solid rock garden descents that you gotta stay on your game for.
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      • + 0
      clam-sandwhich (Jul 3, 2019 at 17:14)
      Really need to specify that this jump trail cannot be ridden Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. You can ride it one these days, but only against the pitch of the jumps and features. The trail direction alternates and the jumps are all made to be ridden only in one direction.
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      Videos

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      youtuber Back for Seconds on Big Kame • DTE Energy...
      10:37 | 603 | Oct 15, 2018 , Chelsea
      Group Ride on BIG KAME (DTE Energy Trail)
      8:54 | 240 | Aug 23, 2021 , Chelsea
      There's a New Feature? • The Duke of MTB
      9:36 | 440 | Jul 16, 2019 , Chelsea
      Big Kame at DTE Foundation Trail
      26:45 | 398 | Sep 5, 2018 , Chelsea
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