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Highland Recreation Mountain Bike Trail
White Lake, Michigan
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
6 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 4/27/07 by LR3ROVER |
Difficulty:  Advanced |
| Length: 16 miles | Global Rank: 473 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 22 | Wishlist: 7 |
| Avg. Speed: 6.77 mph | Avg. Time: 1hr 18min |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +1,024/-1,031 ft |
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Description: Description: This is the trail everyone wants kept secret. 16.2 total available miles of winding, climbing, narrow singletrack built by mountain bikers for mountain bikers. Ride the A (3.8 miles) & B loop for 9.7 miles as the basic continuous trail, or add on the C loop (2.7 miles, offshoot of B loop) and / or D loop (3.8 miles, offshoot of A loop) for a total of 16.2 miles. Unlike Poto or Pontiac Lake, you rarely get cooking on this trail. Your time is spent navigating rocks and roots on this narrow singletrack lovers heaven. Plenty of off-camber trail to keep you on your toes, too. Beginners should ride this trail with other experienced riders, it is a challenging ride. The basic A/B loop define the character of this trail, while C loop adds more rock passages. D loop is the most technical with lots of tight, off camber up and down turns, advanced riders only should attempt this loop. If you plan on riding all loops allow at least 2+ hours.
Description: Description: This is the trail everyone wants kept secret. 16.2 total available miles of winding, climbing, narrow singletrack built by mountain bikers for mountain bikers. Ride the A (3.8 miles) & B loop for 9.7 miles as the basic continuous trail, or add on the C loop (2.7 miles, offshoot of B loop) and / or D loop (3.8 miles, offshoot of A loop) for a total of 16.2 miles. Unlike Poto or Pontiac Lake, you rarely get cooking on this trail. Your time is spent navigating rocks and roots on this narrow singletrack lovers heaven. Plenty of off-camber trail to keep you on your toes, too. Beginners should ride this trail with other experienced riders, it is a challenging ride. The basic A/B loop define the character of this trail, while C loop adds more rock passages. D loop is the most technical with lots of tight, off camber up and down turns, advanced riders only should attempt this loop. If you plan on riding all loops allow at least 2+ hours.
added on April 24, 2007 by 
SIMILAR TRAILS
Riders who liked this mountain bike trail also liked:Pontiac Lake in Pontiac
Potawatomi trail in Pinckney
Novi Tree Farm (Lakeshore Park) in Novi
NEARBY TRAILS
- Pontiac Lake in Pontiac (7.1 miles away)
- Novi Tree Farm (Lakeshore Park) in Novi (10 miles away)
- Island Lake in Brighton (11.3 miles away)
- Holdridge Recreation Area in Holly (13.3 miles away)
- Maybury in Northville (14.5 miles away)
TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by MINIC on October 28, 2009
This is one of MMBA's best kept secrets (well not any more). The trail has 4 sections A,B,C,D A=tight and twisty w/some climbs. B=rocks, roots tight and twisty. C=more rocks a nice switchback decent some log piles...D=if you have anything left in the tank your are going to need it on one big climb. This trail is worth the drive through some back roads of MI. This is one fun trail and not to be taken lightly. I often find myself riding this alone as friends either don't want to do the whole trail or run out of gas at B or C
Similar Trail: Brighton-Torn Shirt Pontiac Lake Bruno's Run in the U.P.
reviewed by AmericanBandit on June 17, 2009
I see why people say this is the best kept secret in MI, I dont agree but I can see why. I like trails that have good climbs, fast downhills and turns that are tight but fast, also a few jumps or skinnies is tight. Highland is just grueling looong twisty uphills followed by very tech downhills, maybe Im just not that good a rider but I can't keep speed going downhill here and it frustrates me - don't get me wrong this trail doesnt suck - just very technical and you have to go slow
reviewed by advocate on December 23, 2008
Absolutely beautiful course. Post card woods views. Lots of tecnical hazards, like roots and rocks combos on short downhill turns, lots of hidden climbs (medium difficult) and several fast but bumpy downhills. Hard to go fast. Meant to be enjoyed, but it is all the workout you will want.
reviewed by WWS on March 1, 2008
Do not let this trail fool you. The first time I went I did not finish all the loops because they are long and some terrain does proof to be difficult. There are a few very challenging climbs and just about as many fast exciting descends. Watch out for hidden roots that may be covered by leaves and grass in the summer. I took a dive and broke my Ipod on something i didn't evan see. :( its ok i got a new one and this time i will be keeping it in the backpack. This trail is long so bring plenty of water on a hot day. the scenery is beautiful, especially when you get down in the "pitt" on the 3rd loop which is also the most difficult one of them all. I would rate loops 3 and 4 the most technical and 1 and 2 being more open and speedy. Enjoy this one it worth it.
Similar Trail: Pontiac Lake, Pottowatami
reviewed by Jeremiah_Hoeflich on August 16, 2007
Great ride... loops A and B are a little challenging but i thought that the C loop was a lot more fun. It had a lot more twists and turns and offered a little more challenge. Great trail!
reviewed by LR3ROVER on April 27, 2007
This is the course that test your stamina and technical abilities and balance. Very tight turns, handle bar width only, and great rocky rutted sections. Log crossing and great stone steps. No bombing speed here.
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