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Cannonsburg Ski Area Trail

 4.5 (20)
  1. Areas
  2. MI
  3. …Western Michigan
  4. …Cannonsburg
  5. Cannonsburg Ski Area
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4.9 Miles 7.8 Kilometers


Singletrack

394' 120 m

Ascent

-351' -107 m

Descent

3%

Avg Grade (2°)

15%

Max Grade (9°)

846' 258 m

High

703' 214 m

Low

Shared By Rick Plite

Conditions

All Clear 65 days ago
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“One of the most challenging mtb trails in West Michigan”

— Rick Plite
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Dogs Unknown

Features -none-

Closed for Picnic Pops and the ski area parking lot is closed to bikers during ski season. Enter and exit from Egypt Valley Rd only

Description

Cannonsburg Ski Area is on private property but the owners have allowed mountain bike trails to be built and accessed year round. Pretty awesome huh? The trails are some of the most challenging around as they tend to have a lot of climbing compared to the other trails near here and it has many rough technical sections. The Ski Area also has a Skills Park Area with many black diamond drops, step up's, gap jumps and doubles. A bonus is that this trail dries super fast after rain due to the high sand content. Heck it is even good to ride while it is raining.

For a great ride, connect to the Cannonsburg State Game Area and an additional 8 miles of trail via Egypt Valley road south to 5 Mile Rd east.

Contacts

Local Club: West Michigan Mountain Biking Alliance

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Nov 23, 2018
ttriche
Isabel led
Oct 9, 2018
Ricky Kindle
4.9mi
Jun 16, 2018
August Peterson
awesome trails. very fun skills area 11mi
May 15, 2018
Steven Brett
Great shape. This trail is always dry even after all the rain. 6mi — 0h 56m
Apr 25, 2018
Tyler Jensen
Mar 25, 2018
Thomas Wilson
trail is in great condition. a few wet spots but very fast. 5mi
Sep 4, 2017
Ryan Sischo
May 15, 2017
Holly VS

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Stewarded by West Michigan Mountain Biking Alliance
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  4.5 from 20 votes

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Skills Area jumps
Skills Area jumps
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nice touches
nice touches
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Nearing the end of the Cannonsburg Ski Area Trail.
Nearing the end of the Cannonsburg Ski Area Trail.
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uphill treated lumber armoring through a sandy section
uphill treated lumber armoring through a sandy…
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lots of bench cutting
lots of bench cutting
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gravel/sand areas
gravel/sand areas
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Bill Norman
Bill Norman  
Love it....! A little bit of everything there. Oct 6, 2013
Timothy White
Timothy White  
They certainly took advantage of ever square foot of this land. Lots of switchbacks and bermed corners. I only wish the descents were a bit more worthy of the climbs. They either went by too quickly or required me to go slow in the corners due to all the loose sand. Apr 28, 2014
Brandon Bender
Caledonia, MI
Brandon Bender   Caledonia, MI
this pretty much nails it. Jun 3, 2015

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