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Michigan trails · Long Lake Motorcycle Trail

Long Lake Motorcycle Trail

A 23.5-mile loop in Michigan, with 216 ft of climbing. Reaches North Lake and other lake destinations.

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Length
23.5 mi
Elevation gain
216 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
19%
Steepest mile
+155 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
2.1 mi
Shape
loop

Elevation profile

1,267 – 1,471 ft1357911131517192123

The climbing leans toward the final third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 15.7 and mile 23.5. It gives back about 1,500 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Long Lake Motorcycle Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Daylight at the trailhead

On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:32 a.m., the sun rises at 7:02 a.m. and sets at 8:20 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:50 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 23.5-mile route takes roughly 8 h 48 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:51 p.m. — 4 h 29 min before sunset.

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