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Olson Park

Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate
 3.2 (33)
  1. Areas
  2. MI
  3. …Eastern Michigan
  4. Ann Arbor
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“A fun singletrack trail in a local park. ”

Marc Stephens
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3.5

Miles

5.6

KM
Singletrack

938' 286 m

High

901' 275 m

Low

99' 30 m

Up

99' 30 m

Down

1%

Avg Grade (1°)

7%

Max Grade (4°)

Dogs Leashed

E-Bikes Unknown

Features Drops/Jumps

Family Friendly Has picnic table and easy to ride trails.

Description

This is an official mountain bike trail in a park maintained by the city of Ann Arbor. This park used to be an old gravel quarry. It's mostly beginner and intermediate level riding with some areas leaning towards high-end intermediate.

Most of the trails are novice-friendly. A trail map is provided at the marked trailhead, including instructions for direction of travel on the trails. A see-saw and a couple technical areas offer a challenge, including a small rock garden and a loose-on-packed gravel ascent. There's a lot of scenic variety in this park, from wooded and wetlands to more meadow-like areas, as well as a gravelly climb up to the segment along the western edge.

Contacts

Land Manager: City of Ann Arbor, MI - Parks and Recreation

Shared By:

Marc Stephens with improvements by Will Blischke and 2 others
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Trail Ratings

  3.2 from 33 votes

#2

in Ann Arbor

#7495

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  3.2 from 33 votes
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Trail Rankings

#2

in Ann Arbor

#142

in Michigan

#7,495

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Photos

Olson Park
Jan 8, 2016 near Ann Arbor, MI
Seesaw on the right!
Jun 12, 2013 near Ann Arbor, MI
Angry Birds Trail
Dec 17, 2015 near Ann Arbor, MI
Teeter totter (caution - it is off it's rails at times).
Dec 21, 2015 near Ann Arbor, MI
teeter totter
Jan 8, 2016 near Ann Arbor, MI
Gravelly ascent
Jun 12, 2013 near Ann Arbor, MI

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Nov 2, 2024
David A Arko
First time riding this trail. — 2h 00m
Jul 21, 2023
Andrea Wilhelm
Jul 31, 2021
Michael Kulick
Mar 14, 2021
Ryan Hazlett
Jun 26, 2020
Beth S
Quick ride with J after work
May 16, 2020
Patrick Duncan
2.2mi
Sep 25, 2019
Aarre Laakso
True: lesser-used trails overgrown. Two muddy spots on main trail as always. The trail gets more technical every year as erosion exposes rocks & roots 6mi — 1h 00m
Jul 17, 2019
Will Blischke
A bit overgrown, especially on the Yellow and Brown trail, but otherwise trail in good condition. 1mi — 0h 45m

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