Hill Trail
- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 127 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Hill Trail is a short, easy mountain biking ride in southeastern Michigan, just 0.3 miles from the town of Sharon Hollow. The trail is a back-loaded out-and-back, about 1.2 miles long, with a high point of 978 feet and a start elevation of 974 feet. The climb is gentle, with a total gain of 127 feet over the course of the route and a steepest grade of about 4% near the beginning. The most comfortable months to ride are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Manchester weather station run from highs around 70°F in May to about 75°F in September, with July the warmest at around 83°F. The River Trail Loop is 0.3 miles away, and the Manchester Shared-Use Trail and the Yellow Trail are both within about 4.5 miles.
Local outfitters
- Rent.Fun38 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Best time to visit Hill Trail
Best months: April and June–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
31° / 15°
13 wet
Feb
35° / 16°
10 wet
Mar
45° / 25°
10 wet
Apr
58° / 35°
12 wet
May
70° / 47°
13 wet
Jun
79° / 56°
11 wet
Jul
83° / 59°
10 wet
Aug
81° / 59°
10 wet
Sep
75° / 51°
10 wet
Oct
62° / 40°
11 wet
Nov
48° / 30°
11 wet
Dec
37° / 22°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Manchester, MI, 4.2 mi away at 965 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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