Maple Rows
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 36 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Maple Rows is a short, easy mountain biking ride on regional agency land in Michigan, about half a mile from the nearest town. The route is an out-and-back of roughly 0.9 miles, with a total climb of about 36 feet and a high point of 942 feet. The trail is nearly flat, with the steepest stretch at the start, about 3% grade, and the whole trip is a gentle rise and fall back to the starting point. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in East Lansing show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 76°F, with July the warmest month at about 83°F. Several other mountain biking routes sit within a short distance. Prairie Time, Mud Creek and the Artesian Well Pump Challenge Line are each about 0.1 mile away, and Homestead is about 0.2 mile off.
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Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Maple Rows
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, 10 mi away at 880 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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