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Ortonville State Recreation Area

Mountain Bike Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Mountain Bike Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Ortonville State Recreation Area near Ortonville, MI. It climbs 295 ft. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,047 – 1,155 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.86726, -83.43789
Nearest town Ortonville, MI
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Mountain Bike Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 295 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 1,047–1,155 ft

Out & Back · Ortonville State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.86726, -83.43789

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miReach Mountain Bike Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 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-trail-out-back-23d1

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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