Orange Cutoff Trail
Photo: Dextera Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 112 ft
- climb
- 881 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Orange Cutoff Trail is a short out-and-back hike in Michigan covering 0.46 miles with 125 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a straightforward path to its destination before returning via the same route.
- Blue TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
- Northern Tier TrailHiking · ~10 min drive
- Orange TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
- Lansing River TrailHiking · ~15 min drive
- Yellow TrailHiking · ~4 min drive
- Sycamore TrailHiking · ~17 min drive
- Msu to Lake Lansing TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
- South Lansing PathwayHiking · ~18 min drive
- Beech Tree LoopHiking · ~7 min drive
- Ram TrailHiking · ~19 min drive
Best time to visit Orange Cutoff Trail
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
32° / 18°
13 wet
Feb
34° / 19°
10 wet
Mar
45° / 27°
11 wet
Apr
58° / 37°
11 wet
May
70° / 48°
11 wet
Jun
79° / 58°
10 wet
Jul
83° / 61°
10 wet
Aug
81° / 60°
9 wet
Sep
76° / 52°
9 wet
Oct
62° / 42°
10 wet
Nov
48° / 32°
10 wet
Dec
37° / 23°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at East Lansing 4 S, MI, 8.1 mi away at 880 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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