Category: Trail Guide
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Hines Park
Hines Park Hines Park is a linear parkway stretching from Northville to Dearborn Heights along the Middle Rouge River, with 15 miles of heavily used paved pathways connecting cyclists in the surrounding communities. Together with Wayne County Parks, the MCMBA is developing singletrack loops long the pathway, inviting users away from the road and into…
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Proud Lake Recreation Area Overview
Proud Lake The trails open to mountain biking are west of Wixom Road. They are now in great shape due in large part to MMBA volunteers. All are shared with equestrians, so check your speed, stay alert, and be prepared to yield the trail. Trail Status: open Trail Miles: 10 Entry Fees: All vehicles entering the…
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Island Lake Recreation Area Overview
Island Lake Recreation Area 25 years ago, the MMBA began work reestablishing the overgrown and long neglected Island Lake Recreation Area trail system. Today, these trails are now one of Michigan’s most popular mountain bike trail destinations. Many a mountain biker can claim Island Lake as their first singletrack experience, and it’s a great place…
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Highland Recreation Area Overview
Highland Recreation Area This is the trail everyone wants kept secret. Built by mountain bikers for mountain bikers, 16.2 miles of winding, climbing narrow single track provides an incredible aerobic and technical challenge for any rider. You will need to work a little harder to get cooking on this trail. Your time is spent navigating…
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Hickory Glen Park Overview
Hickory Glen Park This trail is approximately 6 miles of relatively tight, twisty singletrack that will test your bike handling skills, but is welcoming to riders of all skill levels. The park also contains approximately 1 mile of wider hiking/biking trail that the intersects the singletrack at multiple points, in addition to the Lakes Area…
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Northville Legacy Park Overview
Northville Legacy Park Trails Overview Located on the fringes of a piece of property that was formerly the Northville Psychiatric Hospital, there are no clues today alluding to its prior history. Now Legacy Park is a serene woods conveniently located in Northville Township. Once you make your way in among the trees, if not for the occasional…
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Lakeshore Park Overview
Lakeshore Park Novi’s Lakeshore Park mountain bike trail consists of 10.5 miles of singletrack that traverses a variety of terrain to satisfy both novice and experienced riders. Technical trail features, such as rock gardens, log piles, skinnies, and a pump track can be found alongside the trail throughout the system. In addition to the mountain…
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Section 21 Trails at Settlers Park
Section 21 Trails at Settlers Park Loop 1 can be accessed from the Meijer trailhead or in a two-way connector from Loop 2. It is a beginner/ family friendly loop of 2 miles in length. It contains many optional technical features and is marked with brown arrows. Loop 2 can be accessed from the paved…
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Rouge Park
Rouge Park The Rouge Park Trail is a beginner to intermediate singletrack trail in the City of Detroit’s Rouge Park in the Warrendale neighborhood. Close to Dearborn, Redford, Hines Drive, the Rouge Gateway Trail, Eliza Howell Park, and more. The singletrack is short but has plenty of character and challenge. It basically travels along the…
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Kensington Metro Park Connector Overview
Kensington to Proud Lake Connector The Kensington to Proud Lake Connector trail is a short segment of sweet singletrack that connects the paved biking path network at the east entrance of Kensington Metropark to Proud Lake Recreation Area. Hikers and bikers share this trail, while equestrians have a dedicated connector trail. Using the Kensington to…