4,124 ft
Distance
77 ft
Climb
-185 ft
Descent
00:12:44
Avg time

Upper Zueg's Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Marquette NTN South Trails
    Marquette, Michigan
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, DJ, Fat, CX
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #5180 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #20015 in Trail Running
    • #26935 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in E-Biking
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 60 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Noquemanon Trail Network

Zueg's Trail consists of natural and built features eloquently placed into the landscape that takes the rider on a carefully planned and brilliantly executed journey up and down through the lush forests of Marquette. It is clear the designers and builders of the trail learned from the experiences of riding the other superb, flowing trails of the Marquette region and that knowledge has paid dividends with Zueg's Trail. The careful placement of individual rocks to create intricate rock gardens, the massive amount of earth and boulders moved and set to form a huge mid-run launch, and the precision routing of the rider toward, onto, and through the highest quality natural features all come together to create trail experience worth riding and then immediately climbing and riding again.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Upper Zueg's Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -108 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,031 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,184 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,139 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,030 ft
  • Grade
    -2.6%
  • Grade max
    -24.8%
  • Grade min
    19.7%
  • Distance climb
    1,024 ft
  • Distance down
    2,287 ft
  • Distance flat
    794 ft
  • Avg time
    00:12:44
  • Avg reverse time
    00:14:03
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on Sep 29, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.56 (8 votes)
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      Upper Zueg's Trail Trail Reports

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      Sep 29, 2024 @ 1:52pm
      Sep 29, 2024
      Aug 22, 2024 @ 2:13pm
      Aug 22, 2024
      		 Mint
      Aug 12, 2024 @ 4:43am
      Aug 12, 2024
      Apr 29, 2024 @ 6:16am
      Apr 29, 2024
      		 Had some spots that were still pretty muddy prior to the rain. Should be avoided for at least a week.
      May 27, 2023 @ 9:57am
      May 27, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 5 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 10 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 369 rides
      • Last: May 17, 2025

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      Sep 6, 2023 @ 4:28pm
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      Jul 19, 2023 @ 6:45am
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