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1.3 miles
Distance
21 ft
Climb
-37 ft
Descent
607 ft
High Point
-16 ft
Altitude change
580 ft
Altitude min
606 ft
Altitude start
591 ft
Altitude end
-0.2%
Grade
-10.1%
Grade max
2.5%
Grade min
2,087 ft
Distance climb
2,274 ft
Distance down
2,365 ft
Distance flat
Observatory Point Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Snowshoe
- Nordic Ski
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Riding AreaThompson's Harbor State Park
Alpena, Michigan -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity5 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
- 5 in Snowshoeing
- 5 in Nordic Skiing
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Global Ranking#394312 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #239991 in Trail Running
- #231112 in Hiking
- #5864 in Snowshoeing
- #18445 in Nordic Skiing
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State Ranking#3,418 in Mountain Biking · Michigan [+]
- #2,948 in Trail Running
- #3,289 in Hiking
- #276 in Snowshoeing
- #687 in Nordic Skiing
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Observatory Point is a 1 mile less popular green difficulty singletrack trail located near Alpena Michigan. This multi-use trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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(45.350010, -83.602600)
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Nearby Trails
- Thompson Harbor Loop 3 Spur N 98 ft
- Thompson Harbor Loop 3 Spur S 1,070 ft
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- Thompson Harbor Loop 2 4,528 ft
Thompson's Harbor State Park
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