5.3 miles
Distance
132 ft
Climb
-135 ft
Descent
00:51:23
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Lightning Bend Loop Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Lightning Bend City Park
    Belding, Michigan
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    One Direction
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #153345 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Ride clockwise. There are no signs and the trailhead is kind of secluded, but it is behind the pit toilet in the NE corner of the parking lot.

Very tight singletrack, meanders through the lush woods of the park. A few very small dirt mounds make for jumps and the trail generally is laid out playfully, but there are plenty of off-camber corners and some repetitive sections. There are no technical features, the intermediate rating is simply because of the tightness of the trail. Single direction only.

This trail is unsanctioned.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Lightning Bend Loop mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -1 ft
  • Altitude min
    768 ft
  • Altitude max
    800 ft
  • Altitude start
    800 ft
  • Altitude end
    801 ft
  • Grade
    -0%
  • Grade max
    -13%
  • Grade min
    10.5%
  • Distance climb
    4,337 ft
  • Distance down
    4,587 ft
  • Distance flat
    4 miles
  • Avg time
    00:51:23
  • Avg reverse time
    01:14:29
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      Jul 23, 2019 @ 11:49am
      Jul 23, 2019
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      6 Months
      • 2 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
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      • 14 rides
      • Last: Jun 2, 2025

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