Michigan · Mountain biking

Cut Your Bars

0.9 mi
round trip
177 ft
climb
Singletrack
surface
Out and back
route
Apr–Oct
best months

Cut Your Bars is a short, out-and-back mountain biking route in southern Michigan, set within a local forest on county land. The trail is about 1.9 miles long, with a total climb of 177 feet over that distance. It starts at an elevation of about 893 feet and reaches a high point of 898 feet, so the climb is gentle, with only about 46 feet gained on the way out and the same on the way back. The steepest stretch comes early on, around the first sixth of a mile. The route is hard, and it sits close to several other named mountain biking trails. They Paved Paradise, Flowtopia and Tough Nuts are all about a tenth of a mile away. Shangri-La is about 0.2 miles off, and Skunk Valley is roughly 0.4 miles away. For paddlers, the Sugar River lies about 8.3 miles away.

  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Cut Your Bars

    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.

    1. Jan

      29° / 13°

      11 wet · 8 snow

    2. Feb

      32° / 13°

      9 wet · 6 snow

    3. Mar

      43° / 20°

      9 wet · 4 snow

    4. Apr

      55° / 31°

      10 wet · 1 snow

    5. May

      68° / 43°

      11 wet

    6. Jun

      78° / 53°

      10 wet

    7. Jul

      82° / 57°

      10 wet

    8. Aug

      80° / 55°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      73° / 47°

      10 wet

    10. Oct

      60° / 37°

      11 wet

    11. Nov

      46° / 28°

      11 wet · 3 snow

    12. Dec

      34° / 20°

      11 wet · 6 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gladwin, MI, 3.8 mi away at 775 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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