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4,659 ft
Distance
5 ft
Climb
-443 ft
Descent
00:05:59
Avg time
-441 ft
Altitude change
813 ft
Altitude min
1,254 ft
Altitude max
1,254 ft
Altitude start
814 ft
Altitude end
-9.5%
Grade
-37.4%
Grade max
5.1%
Grade min
285 ft
Distance climb
3,855 ft
Distance down
518 ft
Distance flat
00:05:59
Avg time
Superior Switchback Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
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Riding AreaMarquette Mountain Resort
Marquette, Michigan -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity5 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in E-Biking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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DirectionDownhill OnlyPopular Direction Shown
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Physical RatingEasy
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Jump
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Year Opened2022
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Land OwnerMarquette Mountain Resort
Superior Switchback is the second new top to bottom flow trail built at Marquette Mountain Resort under new ownership. Toned down a little from Jawbone, this green level downhill trail has tons of berms and flow, with a few optional features.
Access Info Restricted Access
Marquette Mountain Resort is private property. All trail users must have a valid day or season pass, available at marquettemountain.com
Please note, for the 2022 season we are CLOSED Monday-Thursday for construction.
Bike Park
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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- Last: Jul 13, 2024
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Directions to superior-switchback trailhead
(46.502180, -87.420050)
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Oct 18, 2023 , Marquette
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Jun 19, 2023 , Marquette
waimbes
The park considers this a green, but I’d probably call it a blue. Mostly fine, but a few more challenging sections including a steep section over loose rocks with some washout, as well as a few tight berms with unsure ground.
IMO Jawbone is the easiest trail at this park. It’s got bigger features, but they are mostly all optional.
IMO Jawbone is the easiest trail at this park. It’s got bigger features, but they are mostly all optional.
bpsmpls
Does not feel like a green. There's a spot right after the first road crossing that is a hard blue, especially for folks less experienced with downhill, like the friend I brought. That section was faster, twistier, and looser than any other spot of the trail and it was instantly followed by a hard-to-roll-hard-to-gap double roller. Not a green by any stretch, more of a blue.
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