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Ortonville State Recreation Area

Mountain Bike Sunset Point & Mountain Bike Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 43 min

Mountain Bike Sunset Point & Mountain Bike Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Ortonville State Recreation Area near Ortonville, MI. The route reaches Mountain Bike Sunset Point. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,020 – 1,129 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mountain Bike Trail 42.86886, -83.43823
Nearest town Ortonville, MI
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Mountain Bike Sunset Point & Mountain Bike Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 43 min

Elevation 1,020–1,130 ft

Out & Back · Ortonville State Recreation Area

Trailhead: Mountain Bike Trail · 42.86886, -83.43823

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mountain Bike Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miPass Mountain Bike Sunset Point.
  3. 0.8 miReach Mountain Bike Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mountain-bike-sunset-point-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:17 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:37 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:05 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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