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Appleton Lake Loop

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 4.3 (16)
  1. Areas
  2. MI
  3. …Eastern Michigan
  4. …Hamburg Township
  5. Brighton State Recreation Area
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“A nice and easy 2-mile loop for beginners. ”

yaman gold
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2.0

Miles

3.3

KM
Singletrack

930' 284 m

High

888' 271 m

Low

100' 31 m

Up

100' 31 m

Down

2%

Avg Grade (1°)

6%

Max Grade (4°)

Dogs Leashed

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Description

The loop starts and ends at the main trailhead, just opposite where the hiking trail branches off. The west end has some great overlooks of Little Appleton Lake and also provides great access to/from the Appleton Lake campground area. The trail flows best when ridden in the counter-clockwise direction.

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Local Club: Potawatomi Mountain Bike Association

Nov 7, 2023: New Poto jerseys are now available!

Jul 11, 2023: Triple Trail Challenge – Order Merchandise by August 16th

Land Manager: MI DNR - Brighton State Recreation Area

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yaman gold
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  4.3 from 16 votes

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  4.3 from 16 votes
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in Michigan

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Brighton Recreation Area @Boys on Bikes - Ride MTB.
Jul 25, 2022 near Brighton, MI
Cruising around the Appleton Lake Loop.
Nov 15, 2015 near Brighton, MI

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Oct 8, 2022
A T
Rode loop twice
Aug 3, 2021
David Cook
Easy peazy- Flows nice. Good for anybody. Nice warm up. 2mi
Jul 10, 2021
D C
Jul 10, 2021
Andy Martz
SLYC Sat group ride 4mi
Jun 13, 2021
Andy Martz
4.8mi
May 9, 2021
Matt Kettmann
2mi
Sep 12, 2020
Michael Heinle
Rode this loop twice with novice sons ages 6 and 9 and they had a blast. Flowed well and nothing too scary but "enough" variation to keep them enga… 4mi
Jun 28, 2020
Spencer Tschirret
First run 2mi — 13h 43m

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