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2,411 ft
Distance
-6 ft
Descent
00:02:42
Avg time
-6 ft
Altitude change
850 ft
Altitude min
857 ft
Altitude max
856 ft
Altitude start
850 ft
Altitude end
-0.2%
Grade
-1.2%
Grade max
1.1%
Grade min
561 ft
Distance down
1,486 ft
Distance flat
00:02:42
Avg time
River Trail Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Snowshoe
- Nordic Ski
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Riding AreaBurchfield Park
Lansing, Michigan -
Ref Number26,27
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Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity50 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 95 in Trail Running
- 85 in Hiking
- 5 in Snowshoeing
- 90 in Nordic Skiing
- 5 in Gravel Biking
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Global Ranking#267786 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #68217 in Trail Running
- #94519 in Hiking
- #36328 in Snowshoeing
- #10419 in Nordic Skiing
- #66065 in Gravel Biking
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State Ranking#2,452 in Mountain Biking · Michigan [+]
- #758 in Trail Running
- #1,357 in Hiking
- #1,651 in Snowshoeing
- #437 in Nordic Skiing
- #707 in Gravel Biking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeDoubletrack
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Bike TypeXC, Gravel
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DirectionBoth Directions[+]Popular In Reverse
- Both Directions for Snowshoeing
- Both Directions for Nordic Skiing
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Physical RatingEasy
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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eBike Allowed
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River Trail is a 2,411 ft moderately popular green difficulty doubletrack trail located near Lansing Michigan. Highlights include a creek. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 2 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 3 rides
- 10 miles average
6 Months
- 15 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
All
- 37 rides
- Last: Oct 25, 2026
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- Snow Packed
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- Prevalent Mud
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