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1.6 miles
Distance
159 ft
Climb
-159 ft
Descent
00:11:03
Avg time
-2 ft
Altitude change
713 ft
Altitude min
769 ft
Altitude max
752 ft
Altitude start
751 ft
Altitude end
-0%
Grade
-18.2%
Grade max
23.7%
Grade min
2,014 ft
Distance climb
2,470 ft
Distance down
3,753 ft
Distance flat
00:11:03
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Orange Loop Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaHeritage Park
Adrian, Michigan -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity60 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 70 in Trail Running
- 35 in Hiking
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Trail TypeMixed
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Dogs AllowedYes
The trail offers a little of everything that you will find on trails in Michigan: tight twisty singletrack through heavily wooded areas, open double-track, sweet flowing singletrack with switchbacks, some interesting technical areas (log piles, bridges, rock garden, downhill with drop-offs) and a VERY fast downhill we call Big Bertha. Of course you could always ride it backwards and call it a BIG KICK BUTT climb The trail is considered moderately technical. There are not many big climbs, but there are three short steep ones with switchbacks in a row. Also there are some off camber climbs as well as on the descents.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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6 Months
- 16 rides
- 16 miles avg distance
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- 115 rides
- Last: Oct 11, 2026
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Directions to orange-loop-42269 trailhead
(41.930230, -84.000050)
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7 miles • 305 ft • 8 •
This is the longest of the five loops at Heritage Park. It has nearly everything to offer in one...
jakekue3
Orange loop distance is 8.8 miles according to the trailhead (see picture). It incorporates the other loops into it to make one large trail. It’s definitely more of a hiking trail with all of the switchbacks and mellow descents. Big Bertha is a sand washout that does get you going pretty quick, but it’s pretty similar to a sandy northern Michigan 2 track.
Extremely pretty scenery and a fairly fun trail that has lots of short punchy climbs. Most of the turns are off camber and the single track gets pretty tight in some places. The meat of the trail is bench cut into a ridge, which is the reason for the off camber turns and switchbacks.
Extremely pretty scenery and a fairly fun trail that has lots of short punchy climbs. Most of the turns are off camber and the single track gets pretty tight in some places. The meat of the trail is bench cut into a ridge, which is the reason for the off camber turns and switchbacks.
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